Agriculture & Rural in Malawi

3,829 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Malawi.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Sisal, raw — Gross Production Value 5 1000 USD 2024 down 54.5% 14th
Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (3-year) 4 million No 2023 up 66.7% 7th
Fertilizer application rates over the long-run 36.5 kilograms per hectare 2014 up 6.1% 112th
Sesame seed — Production 10 1000 t 2023 — 33rd
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling — Import quantity 0.01 t 2016 down 99.9% 48th
Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw — Gross Production Value 157 1000 USD 2024 down 16.0% 12th
Pimento — Production 1 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% 51st
Cottonseed Cake — Stock Variation 0 t 2013 — 4th
Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (Standard Local Currency) 3,873 million SLC 2014 up 456.0% 44th
Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (Standard Local Currency, 2015) 4,640 million SLC 2014 up 44.0% 38th
Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added 0.43 % 2014 down 2.3% 48th
Sunflower seed — Seed 1 1000 t 2023 — 33rd
Soya beans — Import dependency ratio -0.04 2024 up 80.0% 67th
Soya beans — Self-sufficiency ratio 1.04 2024 down 13.3% 17th
Olive Oil — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 — 37th
Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (3-year) 3.9 million No 2023 up 62.5% 6th
Bananas — Import dependency ratio 0 2024 — 55th
Bananas — Self-sufficiency ratio 1 2024 unchanged 24th
Okra — Gross Production Value 2.15 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 541.7% 14th
Yams — Feed 0 1000 t 2022 — 23rd
Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (3-year) 3.4 million No 2023 up 70.0% 4th
Jute — Stock Variation 0 t 2013 — 3rd
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Value 170.11 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 466.4% 4th
Cotton seed — Revealed comparative advantage index 1.39 2024 down 90.5% 18th
Rice — Import dependency ratio 0 2024 — 42nd
Rice — Self-sufficiency ratio 1 2024 unchanged 15th
Pigeon peas, dry — Gross Production Value 180,099 1000 USD 2024 down 21.0% 2nd
Pimento — Losses 0 1000 t 2023 — 37th
Pepper (Piper spp.), raw — Gross Production Value 204,428 1000 SLC 2024 down 57.5% 16th
Jute-Like Fibres — Domestic supply quantity 0 t 2013 — 24th
Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value 0.1 million No 2020 unchanged 31st
Vanilla, raw — Gross Production Value 11 1000 USD 2024 down 60.7% 6th
Soya beans — Terms of trade 105.17 % 2024 up 7.1% 35th
Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries 9,667 1000 SLC 2024 up 15.6% 21st
Sunflower seed — Terms of trade 163.6 % 2024 up 88.1% 23rd
Population in severe food insecurity 12,574 num th 2024 up 54.3% 9th
Cassava and products — Stock Variation -119 1000 t 2023 down 540.7% 65th
Palm kernels — Stock Variation 0 t 2013 — 4th
Number of newborns with low birthweight (million) — Value 0.1 million No 2020 unchanged 12th
Jute-Like Fibres — Other uses 0 t 2013 — 24th
Palm kernels — Domestic supply quantity 0 1000 t 2023 — 45th
Palm kernels — Residuals 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 31.5% 2010 down 16.2% 3rd
Cow peas, dry — Gross Production Value 47.77 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 335.9% 8th
Non-Cereals — Food aid received 860 t 2016 down 92.6% 50th
Tea (including mate) — Losses 10 1000 t 2023 up 400.0% 14th
Soyabean Cake — Stock Variation 2,000 t 2013 up 200.0% 3rd
Sorghum — Import dependency ratio 0 2024 up 100.0% 43rd
Sorghum — Self-sufficiency ratio 1 2024 down 1.0% 21st
Hard Fibres, Other — Stock Variation 0 t 2013 — 1st
Cereals — Food aid received 3,053 t 2015 down 96.7% 53rd
Palm kernels — Stock Variation 0 1000 t 2023 — 24th
Sunflower seed — Import dependency ratio -0.03 2024 up 57.1% 61st
Sunflower seed — Self-sufficiency ratio 1.03 2024 down 3.7% 9th
Rice — Terms of trade 430.84 % 2024 up 256.8% 5th
Plantains — Losses 34 1000 t 2023 up 13.3% 21st
Tea (including mate) — Production 246 1000 t 2023 up 434.8% 15th
Green tea (not fermented), black tea (fermented) and partly fermented 43,351 t 2023 down 6.7% 11th
Land used for agriculture 4.36 million 2010 up 14.4% 84th
Cropland area 2.51 million 2010 up 22.2% 70th