Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0 ha per person for wheat — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 35.9% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0003 ha per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2021.
That places Malawi 101st out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 ha per person | +77.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 ha per person | +22.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 ha per person | +127.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 ha per person | -58.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 ha per person | +30.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 ha per person | -26.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 ha per person | +42.5% |
| 1977 | 0 ha per person | -55.9% |
| 1978 | 0 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 ha per person | +92.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 ha per person | +73.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 ha per person | +188.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 ha per person | -45.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 ha per person | +29.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 ha per person | +59.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 ha per person | -31.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | -41.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 ha per person | +147.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 ha per person | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | -28.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per person | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | -23.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | -27.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | -56.0% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | +291.4% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per person | -35.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 5% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 5% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +291.4% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 1983 | +188.8% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 1995 | +147.4% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Malawi?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Malawi was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 101st out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Wheat — 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.