What is sugar cane yields in Malawi?

Sugar cane yields in Malawi was 107.51 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Malawi?

The highest recorded value was 138.94 tonnes per hectare in 1969.

What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Malawi?

The lowest recorded value was 69.96 tonnes per hectare in 1966.

How does Malawi rank for sugar cane yields?

Malawi ranks 2nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.

Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sugar cane yields in Malawi

Name: Sugar cane yields in Malawi
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malawi: Sugar cane yields was 107.51 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

107.51 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

2nd

of 110 countries

All-time high

138.94 tonnes per hectare

in 1969

All-time low

69.96 tonnes per hectare

in 1966

Years of data

1966–2024

Sugar cane yields in Malawi, 1966–2024

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 107.51 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Malawi peaked at 138.94 tonnes per hectare in 1969 and was at its lowest, 69.96 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.

That places Malawi 2nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	94.71 tonnes per hectare	69.96 tonnes per hectare	138.94 tonnes per hectare	4
1970s	109.23 tonnes per hectare	94.08 tonnes per hectare	120.97 tonnes per hectare	10
1980s	113.6 tonnes per hectare	105 tonnes per hectare	129.03 tonnes per hectare	10
1990s	102.23 tonnes per hectare	78.57 tonnes per hectare	105.56 tonnes per hectare	10
2000s	107.31 tonnes per hectare	102.44 tonnes per hectare	110 tonnes per hectare	10
2010s	107.18 tonnes per hectare	103.33 tonnes per hectare	108 tonnes per hectare	10
2020s	107.64 tonnes per hectare	107.46 tonnes per hectare	107.96 tonnes per hectare	5

Countries ranked near Malawi

1 Senegal 114.02 tonnes per hectare compare
3 Egypt 107.11 tonnes per hectare compare
4 Guatemala 104.75 tonnes per hectare compare
5 Zambia 103.68 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 110 places →

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)

All data for Malawi →

Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane yields in Malawi?: Sugar cane yields in Malawi was 107.51 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 138.94 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 69.96 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
How does Malawi rank for sugar cane yields?: Malawi ranks 2nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Sugar cane yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 110 places, 6,173 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.