Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0053 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.0053 ha per person.
That represents a change of up 22.3% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0189 ha per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 ha per person, in 2022.
Malawi ranks 3rd of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0112 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0134 ha per person | +19.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0189 ha per person | +41.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0123 ha per person | -35.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0167 ha per person | +36.2% |
| 1966 | 0.014 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0112 ha per person | -19.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0083 ha per person | -26.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0078 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0089 ha per person | +15.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0106 ha per person | +18.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0114 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.01 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.01 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0095 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0112 ha per person | +18.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0119 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0132 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0133 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0101 ha per person | -24.0% |
| 1981 | 0.01 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0099 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0143 ha per person | +45.4% |
| 1984 | 0.012 ha per person | -16.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0134 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0119 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0118 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0106 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0098 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0105 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0119 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0129 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0126 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0078 ha per person | -38.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0104 ha per person | +33.7% |
| 1996 | 0.011 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0109 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0106 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0105 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0105 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0098 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0103 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0105 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0109 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.011 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0103 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0116 ha per person | +32.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0127 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0112 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0045 ha per person | -57.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0074 ha per person | +63.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0074 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0083 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0064 ha per person | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 0.004 ha per person | -38.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 0.006 ha per person | +28.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 ha per person | -26.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 ha per person | +35.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0053 ha per person | +22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0126 ha per person | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0189 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 0.0133 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0114 ha per person | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.0143 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0109 ha per person | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0129 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0106 ha per person | 0.0087 ha per person | 0.0127 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0112 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Zimbabwe 0.0082 ha per person compare
- 2 North Macedonia 0.0082 ha per person compare
- 4 Mozambique 0.002 ha per person compare
- 5 Brazil 0.0016 ha per person compare
- 6 Lebanon 0.0014 ha per person 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 unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per capita in Malawi?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per capita in Malawi was 0.0053 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0189 ha per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 3rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.