Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0037 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0037 ha per person for rice — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0086 ha per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 ha per person, in 1963.
Malawi ranks 53rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0035 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 ha per person | -55.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0011 ha per person | -27.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0012 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 ha per person | +20.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0039 ha per person | +165.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0037 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0025 ha per person | -32.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0035 ha per person | +41.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0042 ha per person | +19.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0067 ha per person | +59.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0086 ha per person | +27.9% |
| 1973 | 0.008 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0082 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0076 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0083 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.008 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0081 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0075 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0067 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 ha per person | -47.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 0.003 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0027 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0029 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 ha per person | -20.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0026 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0028 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.003 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 ha per person | -46.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0038 ha per person | +109.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 ha per person | -29.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 ha per person | +23.2% |
| 1996 | 0.004 ha per person | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0038 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0047 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 ha per person | -23.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0043 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.004 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.004 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.004 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 ha per person | -1.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0037 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0072 ha per person, 52% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0037 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 67% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +165.1% | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person |
| 1993 | +109.8% | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0075 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0086 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0067 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Malawi?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Malawi was 0.0037 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0086 ha per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 ha per person in 1963.
- How does Malawi rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 53rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Rice — 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.