Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0395 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Malawi is 0.0395 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0605 ha per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0388 ha per person, in 2022.
That places Malawi 14th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0549 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0554 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0556 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.058 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0605 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0576 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0588 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0591 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0594 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0597 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.06 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0595 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0594 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0585 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0574 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0576 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0573 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0559 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0531 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0522 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0508 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0501 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0494 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.048 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0471 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0467 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0476 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0456 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0411 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0474 ha per person | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0431 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0396 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0396 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0407 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0419 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0428 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0441 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0447 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0405 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0408 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.046 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.046 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.047 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0438 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0456 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0449 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0452 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0451 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0441 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0474 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0479 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0482 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0476 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0456 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0421 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0422 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0429 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0412 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0409 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0417 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0395 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0388 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0404 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0395 ha per person | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0577 ha per person | 0.0549 ha per person | 0.0605 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0578 ha per person | 0.0531 ha per person | 0.06 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0479 ha per person | 0.0411 ha per person | 0.0522 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0424 ha per person | 0.0396 ha per person | 0.0474 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0449 ha per person | 0.0408 ha per person | 0.047 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0446 ha per person | 0.0409 ha per person | 0.0482 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 ha per person | 0.0388 ha per person | 0.0417 ha per person | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Malawi?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Malawi was 0.0395 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0605 ha per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0388 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 14th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Pulses, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.