Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0068 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Malawi is 0.0068 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0082 ha per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 ha per person, in 1989.
Malawi ranks 30th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.005 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.005 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0049 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0049 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0048 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0048 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0048 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0049 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0049 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0046 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0051 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.005 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.005 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0051 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.005 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0048 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0047 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0046 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0045 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0044 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0041 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.004 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0038 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0035 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0037 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0066 ha per person | +75.0% |
| 1992 | 0.006 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0062 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0064 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0064 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0058 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0058 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0055 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0056 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0054 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0056 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.005 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0062 ha per person | +24.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0068 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0067 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0066 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.008 ha per person | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0079 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0082 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0074 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0071 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0068 ha per person | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 0.0051 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0057 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 0.008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0082 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 27 Rwanda 0.008 ha per person compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 0.0076 ha per person compare
- 29 Myanmar 0.007 ha per person compare
- 31 Philippines 0.0068 ha per person compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 0.0068 ha per person compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 0.0068 ha per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Malawi?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Malawi was 0.0068 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0082 ha per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 ha per person in 1989.
- How does Malawi rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — 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
Vegetables Primary — 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.