Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 3.3 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi, 2014–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi stood at 3.3 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 3.37 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.2 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
Malawi ranks 2nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2015 | 2.26 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.34 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.88 ha per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 3 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.08 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.22 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 3.37 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 3.33 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.3 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.63 ha per square kilometre | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | 3.08 ha per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.3 ha per square kilometre | 3.22 ha per square kilometre | 3.37 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi was 3.3 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 2nd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.