Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Malawi
Malawi: Sisal, raw — Area harvested was 614 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sisal, raw — area harvested in Malawi stood at 614 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sisal, raw — area harvested in Malawi peaked at 1,000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 400 ha, in 1992.
Malawi ranks 16th of 24 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.
Sisal, raw — Area harvested in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 500 ha | -50.0% |
| 1974 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 554 ha | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 500 ha | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 400 ha | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 400 ha | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 424 ha | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 500 ha | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 450 ha | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 500 ha | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 465 ha | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 450 ha | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 450 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 450 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 461 ha | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 466 ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 450 ha | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 450 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 450 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 450 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 500 ha | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 580 ha | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 580 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 549 ha | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 585 ha | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 571 ha | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 579 ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 590 ha | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 595 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 591 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 602 ha | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 601 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 607 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 607 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 610 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 614 ha | +0.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 614 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,044 ha, 59% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 614 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,221 ha, 50% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,000 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 650 ha | 500 ha | 1,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 500 ha | 500 ha | 500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 469.3 ha | 400 ha | 554 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 457.7 ha | 450 ha | 500 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 582.2 ha | 549 ha | 602 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 607.8 ha | 601 ha | 614 ha | 5 |
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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 sisal, raw — area harvested in Malawi?
- Sisal, raw — area harvested in Malawi was 614 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest sisal, raw — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 400 ha in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for sisal, raw — area harvested?
- Malawi ranks 16th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sisal, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sisal, raw — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.