Wheat — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Wheat — Area harvested, per unit of GDP was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0 ha per US$ of GDP for wheat — area harvested, per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.3% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Malawi 96th 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 unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | ha per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +80.0% |
| 1982 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +189.8% |
| 1984 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -39.3% |
| 1986 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +28.4% |
| 1987 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +67.0% |
| 1988 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1989 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 1990 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 1991 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -39.8% |
| 1992 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +108.9% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -28.1% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -27.6% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +66.3% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -46.4% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -38.5% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -31.7% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +41.4% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -32.0% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -57.0% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +300.0% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 8% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 21% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 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 | +300.0% | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP |
| 1983 | +189.8% | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 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 unit of gdp in Malawi?
- Wheat — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 1987.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for wheat — area harvested, per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 96th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.