Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.3 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.3 ha per square kilometre for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 1.38 ha per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.2259 ha per square kilometre, in 1984.
That places Malawi 18th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6894 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7425 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8167 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.891 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.891 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9758 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9758 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3182 ha per square kilometre | -76.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3182 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3182 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3182 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3182 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2402 ha per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2259 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3471 ha per square kilometre | +53.6% |
| 1986 | 0.34 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3248 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3193 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3164 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3268 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3292 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2935 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4653 ha per square kilometre | +58.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5779 ha per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6537 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8064 ha per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8895 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7206 ha per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6291 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5837 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5738 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.577 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6324 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6731 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7257 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7493 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7863 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7909 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.799 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9387 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9504 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8462 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9482 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9768 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9955 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.3 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.31 ha per square kilometre, 100% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.3 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8754 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -76.9% | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | 0.3182 ha per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +58.6% | 0.2935 ha per square kilometre | 0.4653 ha per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +53.6% | 0.2259 ha per square kilometre | 0.3471 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8945 ha per square kilometre | 0.6894 ha per square kilometre | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 0.3182 ha per square kilometre | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3068 ha per square kilometre | 0.2259 ha per square kilometre | 0.3471 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5692 ha per square kilometre | 0.2935 ha per square kilometre | 0.8895 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6891 ha per square kilometre | 0.5738 ha per square kilometre | 0.799 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.8462 ha per square kilometre | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi was 1.3 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 ha per square kilometre in 1977.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2259 ha per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Malawi rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 18th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.