Soybean yields in Malawi
Malawi: Soybean yields was 1.17 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Soybean yields in Malawi, 2003–2024
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 1.17 tonnes per hectare for soybean yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.0% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybean yields in Malawi peaked at 1.26 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5797 tonnes per hectare, in 2005.
Malawi ranks 73rd of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7853 tonnes per hectare | 0.5797 tonnes per hectare | 0.9804 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9912 tonnes per hectare | 0.8701 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.9235 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 soybean yields in Malawi?
- Soybean yields in Malawi was 1.17 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 soybean yields recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest soybean yields recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5797 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for soybean yields?
- Malawi ranks 73rd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soybean yields rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Soybean 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.