Sunflower seed yields in Malawi
Malawi: Sunflower seed yields was 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 53rd of 77 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.
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 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 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 53rd out of 77 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.