Cereals excluding rice — Production in Malawi
Malawi: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 3.67 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals excluding rice — Production in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals excluding rice — production in Malawi stood at 3.67 million t.
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 in Malawi peaked at 4.74 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 664,988 t, in 1992.
Malawi ranks 57th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals excluding rice — Production in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 855,150 t | — |
| 1962 | 895,150 t | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 776,178 t | -13.3% |
| 1964 | 962,300 t | +24.0% |
| 1965 | 945,500 t | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 1.01 million t | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 1.33 million t | +31.7% |
| 1968 | 1.16 million t | -12.9% |
| 1969 | 1.13 million t | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 973,514 t | -13.7% |
| 1971 | 1.33 million t | +36.8% |
| 1972 | 1.41 million t | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 1.38 million t | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.38 million t | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.10 million t | -20.3% |
| 1976 | 1.20 million t | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 1.44 million t | +19.7% |
| 1978 | 1.45 million t | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.42 million t | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.21 million t | -14.6% |
| 1981 | 1.27 million t | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 1.45 million t | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 1.38 million t | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 1.42 million t | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.39 million t | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.33 million t | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 1.23 million t | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 1.46 million t | +19.0% |
| 1989 | 1.54 million t | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 1.37 million t | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 1.62 million t | +18.0% |
| 1992 | 664,988 t | -58.9% |
| 1993 | 2.07 million t | +211.6% |
| 1994 | 1.07 million t | -48.5% |
| 1995 | 1.72 million t | +61.4% |
| 1996 | 1.87 million t | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 1.41 million t | -24.7% |
| 1998 | 1.84 million t | +30.2% |
| 1999 | 2.54 million t | +38.5% |
| 2000 | 2.56 million t | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.77 million t | -30.7% |
| 2002 | 1.62 million t | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 2.06 million t | +27.0% |
| 2004 | 1.67 million t | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 1.26 million t | -24.4% |
| 2006 | 2.69 million t | +113.7% |
| 2007 | 3.33 million t | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 2.73 million t | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 3.67 million t | +34.5% |
| 2010 | 3.50 million t | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 3.81 million t | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 3.72 million t | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.77 million t | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.11 million t | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 2.89 million t | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 2.45 million t | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 3.59 million t | +46.7% |
| 2018 | 2.81 million t | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 3.57 million t | +26.9% |
| 2020 | 3.88 million t | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 4.74 million t | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 3.88 million t | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 3.67 million t | -5.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 3.67 million t is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.05 million t, 3.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 3.67 million t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.17 million t, 3.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — 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% | 664,988 t | 2.07 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 million t | 776,178 t | 1.33 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.31 million t | 973,514 t | 1.45 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 million t | 1.21 million t | 1.54 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 million t | 664,988 t | 2.54 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 million t | 1.26 million t | 3.67 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.42 million t | 2.45 million t | 4.11 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.04 million t | 3.67 million t | 4.74 million t | 4 |
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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 in Malawi?
- Cereals excluding rice — production in Malawi was 3.67 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.74 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 664,988 t in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for cereals excluding rice — production?
- Malawi ranks 57th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.