Sorghum yields in Malawi
Malawi: Sorghum yields was 1.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum 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
Malawi recorded 1.05 tonnes per hectare for sorghum yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Malawi peaked at 1.21 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.143 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
That places Malawi 79th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6621 tonnes per hectare | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | 0.7368 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7908 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 0.9231 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6163 tonnes per hectare | 0.3016 tonnes per hectare | 0.7235 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5266 tonnes per hectare | 0.143 tonnes per hectare | 0.7261 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6997 tonnes per hectare | 0.2656 tonnes per hectare | 0.8593 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8488 tonnes per hectare | 0.5887 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 76 Kazakhstan 1.08 tonnes per hectare compare
- 77 Tanzania 1.07 tonnes per hectare compare
- 78 Nigeria 1.07 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Burkina Faso 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Eswatini 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Sierra Leone 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Taiwan 1 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 sorghum yields in Malawi?
- Sorghum yields in Malawi was 1.05 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 sorghum yields recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.143 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for sorghum yields?
- Malawi ranks 79th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Sorghum 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.