Rice yields in Malawi
Malawi: Rice yields was 1.59 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice yields in Malawi is 1.59 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Malawi peaked at 2.13 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6748 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
Malawi ranks 105th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8593 tonnes per hectare | 0.6748 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.9625 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.9048 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.8424 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 102 Micronesia (country) 1.83 tonnes per hectare compare
- 103 Togo 1.74 tonnes per hectare compare
- 104 French Guiana 1.71 tonnes per hectare compare
- 106 Guinea 1.51 tonnes per hectare compare
- 107 Guinea-Bissau 1.45 tonnes per hectare compare
- 108 Sierra Leone 1.41 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 30.0% (2025)
- Rural population 18.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 82.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.04 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice yields in Malawi?
- Rice yields in Malawi was 1.59 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6748 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Malawi rank for rice yields?
- Malawi ranks 105th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.