Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0294 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.0294 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0353 ha per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 ha per person, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 16th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0083 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0081 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0076 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0076 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0073 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0074 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0074 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0073 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0062 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0057 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0063 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0074 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 0.015 ha per person | +102.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0146 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0146 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0141 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0142 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0138 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0138 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.014 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0143 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.014 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0141 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0168 ha per person | +19.5% |
| 1985 | 0.016 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0147 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0117 ha per person | -20.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0107 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0131 ha per person | +22.7% |
| 1990 | 0.01 ha per person | -23.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0128 ha per person | +27.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0089 ha per person | -30.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0113 ha per person | +27.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0111 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0161 ha per person | +44.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0188 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0216 ha per person | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0278 ha per person | +29.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0299 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0317 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0353 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.018 ha per person | -49.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0209 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.027 ha per person | +29.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0248 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0255 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0266 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0278 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0278 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0286 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0278 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0287 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0291 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0296 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0291 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0291 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0316 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0318 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0317 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0317 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0319 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0313 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0306 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0294 ha per person | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0075 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 0.0083 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0119 ha per person | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.015 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0139 ha per person | 0.0107 ha per person | 0.0168 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0168 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 0.0299 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0265 ha per person | 0.018 ha per person | 0.0353 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0297 ha per person | 0.0278 ha per person | 0.0318 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.031 ha per person | 0.0294 ha per person | 0.0319 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Malawi?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Malawi was 0.0294 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0353 ha per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 ha per person in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, 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.