Sunflower seed yields in Malawi
Malawi: Sunflower seed yields was 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.1 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 40.4%
World rank
54th
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.31 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
All-time low
0.3597 tonnes per hectare
in 2005
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sunflower seed 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 1.1 tonnes per hectare for sunflower seed yields in 2024.
The figure is up 40.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed yields in Malawi peaked at 1.31 tonnes per hectare in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.3597 tonnes per hectare, in 2005.
Malawi ranks 54th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sunflower seed yields in Malawi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6204 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.633 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6255 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6257 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6349 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7843 tonnes per hectare | +23.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8108 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7843 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7895 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9524 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6731 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6731 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6379 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +105.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4131 tonnes per hectare | -68.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4395 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4181 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4633 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4853 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4638 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4533 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6522 tonnes per hectare | +43.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5141 tonnes per hectare | -21.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8666 tonnes per hectare | +68.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4316 tonnes per hectare | -50.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5634 tonnes per hectare | +30.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5547 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4254 tonnes per hectare | -23.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4664 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5356 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6113 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6302 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6508 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6158 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5545 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3597 tonnes per hectare | -35.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7123 tonnes per hectare | +98.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7773 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7584 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8344 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8438 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.854 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8822 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8693 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9301 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.974 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7837 tonnes per hectare | -28.9% |
| 2024 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +40.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.1 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.1 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sunflower seed yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +105.0% | 0.6379 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare |
| 2006 | +98.0% | 0.3597 tonnes per hectare | 0.7123 tonnes per hectare |
| 1984 | -68.4% | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.4131 tonnes per hectare |
| 1993 | +68.6% | 0.5141 tonnes per hectare | 0.8666 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | -50.2% | 0.8666 tonnes per hectare | 0.4316 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6245 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7522 tonnes per hectare | 0.6255 tonnes per hectare | 0.9524 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5975 tonnes per hectare | 0.4131 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5463 tonnes per hectare | 0.4254 tonnes per hectare | 0.8666 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6505 tonnes per hectare | 0.3597 tonnes per hectare | 0.8344 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9588 tonnes per hectare | 0.8438 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.7837 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 sunflower seed yields in Malawi?
- Sunflower seed yields in Malawi was 1.1 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 sunflower seed yields recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed yields recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3597 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for sunflower seed yields?
- Malawi ranks 54th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed yields rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 Sunflower seed yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.