Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Malawi
Malawi: Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) was 38.94 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 38.94 t per square kilometre for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 50.3 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.05 t per square kilometre, in 1992.
Malawi ranks 24th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.07 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 9.49 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 8.23 t per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1964 | 10.21 t per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1965 | 10.03 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 10.72 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 14.12 t per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1968 | 12.3 t per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1969 | 11.97 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 10.33 t per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1971 | 14.13 t per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1972 | 14.95 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 14.62 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 14.64 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 11.67 t per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1976 | 12.77 t per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 15.29 t per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1978 | 15.38 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 15.07 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 12.87 t per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1981 | 13.49 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 15.33 t per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 14.62 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 15.08 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 14.73 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 14.07 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 13.01 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 15.48 t per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1989 | 16.36 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 14.53 t per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 17.15 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1992 | 7.05 t per square kilometre | -58.9% |
| 1993 | 21.97 t per square kilometre | +211.6% |
| 1994 | 11.31 t per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 1995 | 18.25 t per square kilometre | +61.4% |
| 1996 | 19.84 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 14.95 t per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 1998 | 19.47 t per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1999 | 26.97 t per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2000 | 27.15 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 18.8 t per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 2002 | 17.17 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 21.8 t per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2004 | 17.69 t per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 13.38 t per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2006 | 28.58 t per square kilometre | +113.7% |
| 2007 | 35.29 t per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 28.97 t per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 38.95 t per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2010 | 37.13 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 40.38 t per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 39.48 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 39.96 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 43.64 t per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 30.66 t per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 25.97 t per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 38.08 t per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 2018 | 29.84 t per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 37.87 t per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2020 | 41.18 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 50.3 t per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 41.11 t per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 38.94 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 38.94 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.92 t per square kilometre, 13.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 38.94 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.71 t per square kilometre, 8.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +211.6% | 7.05 t per square kilometre | 21.97 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.68 t per square kilometre | 8.23 t per square kilometre | 14.12 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.89 t per square kilometre | 10.33 t per square kilometre | 15.38 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.5 t per square kilometre | 12.87 t per square kilometre | 16.36 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.15 t per square kilometre | 7.05 t per square kilometre | 26.97 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.78 t per square kilometre | 13.38 t per square kilometre | 38.95 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3 t per square kilometre | 25.97 t per square kilometre | 43.64 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.88 t per square kilometre | 38.94 t per square kilometre | 50.3 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 21 Bangladesh 43.95 t per square kilometre compare
- 22 Latvia 42.98 t per square kilometre compare
- 23 El Salvador 41.99 t per square kilometre compare
- 25 Azerbaijan 37.99 t per square kilometre compare
- 26 Nepal 37.75 t per square kilometre compare
- 27 Slovenia 31.87 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Malawi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Malawi was 38.94 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.05 t per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 24th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals excluding rice — Production 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.
Cereals excluding rice — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals excluding rice — Production 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
Cereals excluding rice — Production 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.