Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.966 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi is 0.966 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.0% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 1.94 ha per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3723 ha per square kilometre, in 1969.
That places Malawi 1st out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.443 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5413 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7838 ha per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5198 ha per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7254 ha per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6224 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5108 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3861 ha per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3723 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4386 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5334 ha per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5894 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5318 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5469 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5321 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6488 ha per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7065 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8116 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8493 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6708 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6922 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7094 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +51.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9349 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1985 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9993 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9864 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9518 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1992 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8401 ha per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 1995 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 2009 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7557 ha per square kilometre | -56.2% |
| 2013 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +68.7% |
| 2014 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7599 ha per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9131 ha per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.825 ha per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6949 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 0.966 ha per square kilometre | +39.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.545 ha per square kilometre | 0.3723 ha per square kilometre | 0.7838 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6189 ha per square kilometre | 0.4386 ha per square kilometre | 0.8493 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9135 ha per square kilometre | 0.6708 ha per square kilometre | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 0.8401 ha per square kilometre | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 0.7557 ha per square kilometre | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8954 ha per square kilometre | 0.6949 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.966 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3723 ha per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Malawi rank for unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 1st out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Unmanufactured tobacco — 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.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Unmanufactured tobacco — 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
Unmanufactured tobacco — 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.