Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per unit of GDP was 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses, total — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Malawi is 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.6% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Malawi ranks 4th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | +77.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -36.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | +57.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -49.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | +37.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 4.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 8.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +77.9% | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 24.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 201.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8241 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses, total — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Malawi?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — Area harvested divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pulses, Total — Area harvested divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.