Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2613 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi is 0.2613 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.3211 ha per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 49th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0.0221 ha per square kilometre | +328.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | +48.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0569 ha per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0714 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0921 ha per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0965 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0954 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0964 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1469 ha per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1585 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1504 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1533 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1491 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1467 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1493 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1548 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1612 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1697 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1803 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1909 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1909 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1485 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1909 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1909 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1872 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1856 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1909 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2015 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2121 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2174 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2546 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2174 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2121 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2333 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2387 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.244 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2652 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2546 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2652 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2652 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3182 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3182 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3211 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3158 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2963 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2718 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2864 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.284 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2911 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2918 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2859 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2613 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre | 0.0965 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.154 ha per square kilometre | 0.1467 ha per square kilometre | 0.1697 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1858 ha per square kilometre | 0.1485 ha per square kilometre | 0.2015 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2349 ha per square kilometre | 0.2121 ha per square kilometre | 0.2652 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2942 ha per square kilometre | 0.2652 ha per square kilometre | 0.3211 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2825 ha per square kilometre | 0.2613 ha per square kilometre | 0.2918 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 46 Liberia 0.2845 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Paraguay 0.2793 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Rwanda 0.2663 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Sri Lanka 0.257 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Bahamas 0.2544 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Lithuania 0.2304 ha per square kilometre compare
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- 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 sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.2613 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3211 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 49th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.