Cereal yield in Malawi
Cereal farms in Malawi harvested 1,878 kg per hectare in 2024.
Malawi, 2024
1,878
Change from 2023
+1.6%
World, 2023
4,229 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
123rd of 176
Cereal yield in Malawi over time
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Kilograms per hectare. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,878 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 1,847 kg per hectare | 4,229 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 1,939 kg per hectare | 4,186 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 2,320 kg per hectare | 4,176 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 2,004 kg per hectare | 4,118 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 1,874 kg per hectare | 4,122 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 1,531 kg per hectare | 4,022 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 1,903 kg per hectare | 4,067 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 1,347 kg per hectare | 4,018 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 1,591 kg per hectare | 3,932 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 2,218 kg per hectare | 3,893 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 2,069 kg per hectare | 3,830 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 2,087 kg per hectare | 3,612 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 2,094 kg per hectare | 3,656 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 1,907 kg per hectare | 3,563 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 2,124 kg per hectare | 3,558 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 1,599 kg per hectare | 3,545 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 2,467 kg per hectare | 3,371 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 1,445 kg per hectare | 3,281 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 778 kg per hectare | 3,276 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 1,021 kg per hectare | 3,359 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 1,209 kg per hectare | 3,119 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 1,046 kg per hectare | 3,076 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 1,176 kg per hectare | 3,133 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 1,676 kg per hectare | 3,061 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6% from 1,847 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 2,218 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −15.4%.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2024, Malawi has the 123rd highest value.
More for Malawi
All statistics for Malawi
Agricultural land
65.0%
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
24.5%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.01e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
92.7%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.31e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
22.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT