World Bank · Agriculture
Malawi: Land under cereal production
1.75Mhectares · 2024-8.8% since 2014
Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. Annual figures for Malawi from 1961 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (hectares) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,746,689 | |
| 2023 | 2,062,867 | |
| 2022 | 2,068,915 | |
| 2021 | 2,111,083 | |
| 2020 | 2,009,653 | |
| 2019 | 1,976,054 | |
| 2018 | 1,910,382 | |
| 2017 | 1,950,168 | |
| 2016 | 1,878,999 | |
| 2015 | 1,887,160 | |
| 2014 | 1,914,565 | |
| 2013 | 1,881,457 | |
| 2012 | 1,836,365 | |
| 2011 | 1,874,110 | |
| 2010 | 1,893,306 | |
| 2009 | 1,792,559 | |
| 2008 | 1,780,115 | |
| 2007 | 1,394,461 | |
| 2006 | 1,928,661 | |
| 2005 | 1,674,520 | |
| 2004 | 1,683,258 | |
| 2003 | 1,772,695 | |
| 2002 | 1,635,836 | |
| 2001 | 1,587,166 | |
| 2000 | 1,570,308 | |
| 1999 | 1,510,012 | |
| 1998 | 1,440,111 | |
| 1997 | 1,398,670 | |
| 1996 | 1,397,520 | |
| 1995 | 1,354,371 | |
| 1994 | 1,235,750 | |
| 1993 | 1,435,514 | |
| 1992 | 1,430,215 | |
| 1991 | 1,472,227 | |
| 1990 | 1,425,342 | |
| 1989 | 1,346,350 | |
| 1988 | 1,289,876 | |
| 1987 | 1,252,805 | |
| 1986 | 1,267,145 | |
| 1985 | 1,217,173 | |
| 1984 | 1,234,173 | |
| 1983 | 1,225,333 | |
| 1982 | 1,268,200 | |
| 1981 | 1,165,560 | |
| 1980 | 1,054,000 | |
| 1979 | 1,246,400 | |
| 1978 | 1,237,200 | |
| 1977 | 1,175,200 | |
| 1976 | 1,165,440 | |
| 1975 | 1,160,300 | |
| 1974 | 1,272,260 | |
| 1973 | 1,310,300 | |
| 1972 | 1,262,400 | |
| 1971 | 1,202,300 | |
| 1970 | 1,120,300 | |
| 1969 | 1,184,300 | |
| 1968 | 1,174,300 | |
| 1967 | 972,100 | |
| 1966 | 1,128,600 | |
| 1965 | 1,110,250 | |
| 1964 | 898,056 | |
| 1963 | 890,561 | |
| 1962 | 876,100 | |
| 1961 | 878,200 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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World Bank (2026). Land under cereal production. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-land-under-cereal-production (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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