Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Malawi
Malawi: Treenuts, Total — Area harvested was 5,135 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Malawi, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, treenuts, total — area harvested in Malawi stood at 5,135 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treenuts, total — area harvested in Malawi peaked at 5,920 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 60 ha, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 70th of 122 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.
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60 ha | — |
| 1971 | 80 ha | +33.3% |
| 1972 | 100 ha | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 120 ha | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 160 ha | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 200 ha | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 300 ha | +50.0% |
| 1978 | 400 ha | +33.3% |
| 1979 | 600 ha | +50.0% |
| 1980 | 800 ha | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 1,200 ha | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 1,500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 1,700 ha | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 2,000 ha | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 2,100 ha | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 2,200 ha | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 2,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,400 ha | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 2,200 ha | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 2,300 ha | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 2,318 ha | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 2,400 ha | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 2,200 ha | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 2,100 ha | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 2,200 ha | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 2,198 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2,150 ha | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 2,200 ha | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 2,100 ha | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 2,300 ha | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 2,500 ha | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 2,750 ha | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 2,900 ha | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 3,050 ha | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 3,100 ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3,412 ha | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 4,000 ha | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 3,300 ha | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 3,337 ha | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 3,456 ha | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 3,598 ha | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 3,762 ha | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 3,723 ha | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 4,015 ha | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 4,555 ha | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 5,920 ha | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 4,830 ha | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 5,112 ha | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 5,284 ha | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 5,075 ha | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 5,157 ha | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 5,172 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 5,135 ha | -0.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 5,135 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 54,343 ha, 9% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 5,135 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,038 ha, 19% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 212 ha | 60 ha | 600 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,830 ha | 800 ha | 2,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,227 ha | 2,100 ha | 2,400 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,941 ha | 2,100 ha | 4,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,231 ha | 3,337 ha | 5,920 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,165 ha | 5,075 ha | 5,284 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 67 Tajikistan 6,050 ha compare
- 68 Russian Federation 5,774 ha compare
- 69 Togo 5,479 ha compare
- 71 Romania 5,120 ha compare
- 72 Albania 4,044 ha compare
- 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,414 ha compare
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 treenuts, total — area harvested in Malawi?
- Treenuts, total — area harvested in Malawi was 5,135 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5,920 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 ha in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for treenuts, total — area harvested?
- Malawi ranks 70th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is treenuts, total — area harvested rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Treenuts, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.