Cereals excluding rice — Production in Malawi

Malawi: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 3.67 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
3.67 million t
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
57th
of 174 countries
All-time high
4.74 million t
in 2021
All-time low
664,988 t
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Production in Malawi, 1961–2023

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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

Annual values for Cereals excluding rice — Production in Malawi, 1961 to 2023.
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.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +211.6% 664,988 t 2.07 million t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 54 Sweden 4.19 million t compare
  2. 55 Sudan 4.14 million t compare
  3. 56 Ethiopia PDR 3.85 million t compare
  4. 58 Zambia 3.60 million t compare
  5. 59 Algeria 3.59 million t compare
  6. 60 Cameroon 3.50 million t compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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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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Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,527 data points, 1961–2023
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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.