Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 6.85 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 6.85 ha per square kilometre for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 6.85 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2811 ha per square kilometre, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 8th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3288 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3288 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3129 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3235 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3182 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3288 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3394 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3394 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.297 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2811 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3182 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3818 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7955 ha per square kilometre | +108.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7955 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8167 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8167 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8485 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8485 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8804 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9334 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9864 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1985 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9904 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1990 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1991 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9515 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1994 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 1996 | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 2.41 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 3.18 ha per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1999 | 3.5 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 3.8 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 4.34 ha per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 2.27 ha per square kilometre | -47.8% |
| 2003 | 2.7 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 3.58 ha per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 2005 | 3.37 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 3.57 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 3.83 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 4.12 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 4.24 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 4.5 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 4.49 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.78 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 4.98 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 5.22 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 5.28 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.43 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 6.04 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 6.25 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 6.4 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 6.56 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 6.78 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 6.83 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 6.85 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3241 ha per square kilometre | 0.297 ha per square kilometre | 0.3394 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6783 ha per square kilometre | 0.2811 ha per square kilometre | 0.8804 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | 0.9334 ha per square kilometre | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | 0.9515 ha per square kilometre | 3.5 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.58 ha per square kilometre | 2.27 ha per square kilometre | 4.34 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.34 ha per square kilometre | 4.49 ha per square kilometre | 6.4 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.75 ha per square kilometre | 6.56 ha per square kilometre | 6.85 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi was 6.85 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.85 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2811 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 8th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.