Agriculture & Rural in Malawi

3,754 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Malawi.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Cabbages — Production, per square kilometre 2.56 t per square kilometre 2023 up 70.5% 14th
Cabbages — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.1173 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 57.1% 13th
Corn yields 2 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 14.3% 117th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 231,390 1000 USD 2024 up 85.6% 28th
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 241,378 1000 USD 2024 up 117.0% 15th
Plums and sloes — Gross Production Value 92 1000 Int$ 2024 down 2.1% 85th
Pineapples — Gross Production Value 155,545 1000 Int$ 2024 up 65.1% 20th
Plums and sloes — Yield 5,728 kg/ha 2024 down 13.3% 51st
Pineapples — Production 384,714 t 2024 up 65.1% 20th
Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value 4.49 billion 1000 SLC 2024 up 840.6% 7th
Cucumbers and gherkins — Gross Production Value 6,458 1000 USD 2024 down 28.6% 80th
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 32.4 % 2023 up 21.8% 54th
Pineapples — Area harvested 9,074 ha 2024 up 153.7% 23rd
Pineapples — Yield 42,396 kg/ha 2024 down 34.9% 13th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 46.36 % 2023 down 1.5% 163rd
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood 53.64 % 2023 up 1.3% 12th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in -7.27 % 2023 down 23.4% 163rd
Bananas — Production, per square kilometre 11.43 t per square kilometre 2023 up 74.1% 13th
Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 114 % 2023 down 5.0% 112th
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,532 kcal/cap/d 2023 down 1.9% 124th
Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 1.8 million No 2023 up 80.0% 46th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 47.56 % 2023 down 0.1% 161st
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 52.44 % 2023 up 0.1% 14th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in -4.89 % 2023 down 2.3% 161st
Oranges — Production, per capita 0.0044 t per person 2024 up 1.1% 54th
Oranges — Area harvested, per capita 0.0006 ha per person 2024 up 18.8% 41st
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 8.3 % 2024 down 51.3% 5th
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.3 2024 down 53.1% 84th
2.a.1 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure — Value 8.3 % 2024 down 51.3% 5th
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value 27.77 % 2024 up 4.3% 12th
2.a.1 Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures 0.3 2024 down 53.1% 84th
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 27.77 % 2024 up 4.3% 13th
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.5782 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 76.8% 17th
Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.4% 31st
Cassava, fresh — Gross Production Index Number 124.64 2024 up 23.0% 21st
Cassava, fresh — Gross per capita Production Index Number 98.29 2024 down 5.6% 34th
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 107.90 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 114.5% 9th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 115.82 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 86.8% 10th
Bananas — Gross Production Value 556,307 1000 USD 2024 up 74.8% 14th
Tomato yields 27.9 tonnes per hectare 2024 up 30.0% 87th
Surface area 118,480 sq. km 2023 unchanged 101st
Agricultural land per capita 0.2867 hectares per capita 2023 down 16.4% 131st
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 10.81 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 56.4% 99th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 65.24 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 310.1% 56th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 7.15 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 36.2% 103rd
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 65.24 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 310.1% 56th
Fish and seafood production 181,000 tonnes 2023 up 56.0% 71st
Fertilizer consumption 349,440 tonnes 2023 up 236.9% 44th
Fertilizer use by nutrient 273,988 tonnes 2023 up 366.1% 39th
Cropland area 4.20 million hectares 2023 up 13.7% 63rd
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, per square kilometre 1.27 t per square kilometre 2023 down 9.6% 1st
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.966 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 24.2% 1st
Sunflower seed — Area harvested 20,000 ha 2024 up 34.1% 41st
Sorghum — Gross Production Value 61,866 1000 USD 2024 up 9.5% 27th
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value 2.67 million 1000 USD 2024 up 89.6% 3rd
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 3.09 t per square kilometre 2023 up 184.3% 14th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0.1534 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 207.7% 12th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 37.69 % 2023 down 12.3% 142nd
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 62.31 % 2023 up 9.3% 16th
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm -24.62 % 2023 down 75.9% 142nd