Agriculture in Malawi: production, rankings and trends
Main agricultural products in Malawi with FAOSTAT histories, records, yields and global rankings.
Products124products with a statistical page
Best world positionN°2best rank among tracked products
Products ranked world #10products currently ranked first
Top-10 products5products in the global top ten
What the data show
The currently eligible series for Malawi cover 124 products. 0 products currently place Malawi at world rank #1. In total, 5 products rank in the global Top 10.
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How many products are covered for Malawi?
124 products currently have an eligible page in this language.
What is best world rank?
Best position means the highest rank reached among tracked products. For Malawi it is #2, and 0 products currently rank world #1.
What is the source of Malawi agricultural data?
The core series come from FAOSTAT. Terra Cultiva then calculates trends, records and rankings.
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| Product | Metric | Latest value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roots and Tubers, Total | Production | 15.72M t 2024 | #13 |
| Cassava, fresh | Production | 6.28M t 2024 | #16 |
| Fruit Primary | Production | 4.17M t 2024 | #42 |
| Cereals, primary | Production | 3.28M t 2024 | #77 |
| Maize (corn) | Production | 3.00M t 2024 | #37 |
| Sugar cane | Production | 2.97M t 2024 | #37 |
| Sugar Crops Primary | Production | 2.97M t 2024 | #52 |
| Vegetables Primary | Production | 1.99M t 2024 | #57 |
| Potatoes | Production | 1.46M t 2024 | #36 |
| Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens | Production | 1.38M t 2024 | #11 |
| Bananas | Production | 1.13M t 2024 | #24 |
| Pulses, Total | Production | 842.7k t 2024 | #20 |
| Tomatoes | Production | 680.9k t 2024 | #36 |
| Pigeon peas, dry | Production | 473.7k t 2024 | #2 |
| Citrus Fruit, Total | Production | 408.2k t 2024 | #39 |
| Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent | Production | 397.7k t 2024 | #43 |
| Plantains and cooking bananas | Production | 397.7k t 2024 | #17 |
| Groundnuts, excluding shelled | Production | 350.0k t 2024 | #22 |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) | Production | 311.5k t 2024 | #43 |
| Soya beans | Production | 305.0k t 2024 | #19 |
| Cabbages | Production | 252.4k t 2024 | #30 |
| Other fruits, n.e.c. | Production | 249.1k t 2024 | #23 |
| Tea leaves | Production | 247.7k t 2024 | #12 |
| Beans, dry | Production | 239.8k t 2024 | #23 |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | Production | 236.0k t 2024 | #54 |
| Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent | Production | 176.8k t 2024 | #63 |
| Rice | Production | 127.0k t 2024 | #74 |
| Unmanufactured tobacco | Production | 120.0k t 2024 | #8 |
| Sorghum | Production | 102.0k t 2024 | #38 |
| Cow peas, dry | Production | 58.3k t 2024 | #16 |
| Millet | Production | 50.1k t 2024 | #27 |
| Peas, dry | Production | 43.8k t 2024 | #25 |
| Seed cotton, unginned | Production | 24.4k t 2024 | #46 |
| Hen eggs in shell, fresh | Production | 24.3k t 2024 | #98 |
| Sunflower seed | Production | 22.0k t 2024 | #43 |
| Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. | Production | 16.5k t 2024 | #38 |
| Coffee, green | Production | 11.2k t 2024 | #33 |
| Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent | Production | 8.7k t 2024 | #66 |
| Treenuts, Total | Production | 5.2k t 2024 | #78 |
| Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell, n.e.c. | Production | 5.0k t 2024 | #26 |
| Tung nuts | Production | 4.6k t 2024 | #4 |
| Watermelons | Production | 3.0k t 2024 | #99 |
| Okra | Production | 2.9k t 2024 | #38 |
| Other citrus fruit, n.e.c. | Production | 2.7k t 2024 | #38 |
| Peas, green | Production | 2.4k t 2024 | #61 |
| Chick peas, dry | Production | 1.8k t 2024 | #33 |
| Broad beans and horse beans, green | Production | 1.3k t 2024 | #42 |
| Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw | Production | 1.3k t 2024 | #45 |
| Lentils, dry | Production | 1.2k t 2024 | #29 |
| Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. | Production | 774 t 2024 | #38 |
| Pepper (Piper spp.), raw | Production | 346 t 2024 | #31 |
| Wheat | Production | 321 t 2024 | #119 |
| Cashew nuts, in shell | Production | 216 t 2024 | #34 |
| Sisal, raw | Production | 143 t 2024 | #19 |
| Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, raw | Production | 91 t 2024 | #14 |
| Anise, badian, coriander, cumin, caraway, fennel and juniper berries, raw | Production | 83 t 2024 | #28 |
| Vanilla, raw | Production | 20 t 2024 | #11 |
| Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled | Production | 438.7k t 2024 | #29 |
| Milk, Total | Production | 232.8k t 2024 | #117 |
| Raw milk of goats | Production | 153.9k t 2024 | #25 |
| Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled | Production | 111.0k t 2024 | #84 |
| Meat, Poultry | Production | 111.0k t 2024 | #86 |
| Sheep and Goat Meat | Production | 79.7k t 2024 | #36 |
| Meat of goat, fresh or chilled | Production | 77.6k t 2024 | #14 |
| Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled | Production | 73.7k t 2024 | #80 |
| Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary | Production | 73.7k t 2024 | #82 |
| Raw milk of cattle | Production | 71.3k t 2024 | #129 |
| Fat of pigs | Production | 26.7k t 2024 | #17 |
| Eggs Primary | Production | 24.3k t 2024 | #98 |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 17.8k t 2024 | #25 |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 14.4k t 2024 | #15 |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | Production | 13.7k t 2024 | #16 |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 8.8k t 2024 | #78 |
| Raw milk of sheep | Production | 7.6k t 2024 | #56 |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | Production | 7.4k t 2024 | #77 |
| Goat fat, unrendered | Production | 2.6k t 2024 | #16 |
| Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled | Production | 2.1k t 2024 | #105 |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | Production | 1.5k t 2024 | #81 |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 328 t 2024 | #93 |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | Production | 313 t 2024 | #95 |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | Production | 60 t 2024 | #93 |
| Sweet potatoes | Production | 7.98M t 2024 | #2 |
| Pineapples | Production | 384.7k t 2024 | #22 |
| Tangerines, mandarins, clementines | Production | 285.4k t 2024 | #20 |
| Avocados | Production | 122.5k t 2024 | #21 |
| Oranges | Production | 95.9k t 2024 | #47 |
| Papayas | Production | 60.7k t 2024 | #22 |
| Lemons and limes | Production | 24.1k t 2024 | #47 |
| Peaches and nectarines | Production | 12.3k t 2024 | #53 |
| Apples | Production | 2.9k t 2024 | #82 |
| Sheep and Goats | Stocks | 14.23M head 2024 | #43 |
| Goats | Stocks | 13.79M head 2024 | #19 |
| Swine / pigs | Stocks | 12.14M head 2024 | #10 |
| Cattle | Stocks | 2.31M head 2024 | #80 |
| Cattle and Buffaloes | Stocks | 2.31M head 2024 | #81 |
| Meat, Total | Production | 703.1k t 2024 | #61 |
| Sheep | Stocks | 436.7k head 2024 | #103 |
| Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) | Production | 221.1k t 2023 | #57 |
| Beer of barley, malted | Production | 110.0k t 2023 | #96 |
| Molasses | Production | 78.8k t 2023 | #56 |
| Groundnut oil | Production | 52.2k t 2023 | #14 |
| Chickens | Stocks | 20.04M head 2024 | #91 |
| Poultry Birds | Stocks | 20.04M head 2024 | #94 |
| Cotton seed | Production | 9.0k t 2023 | #50 |
| Asses | Stocks | 7.7k head 2024 | #70 |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | Production | 7.3k t 2023 | #48 |
| Cotton lint, ginned | Production | 4.0k t 2023 | #51 |
| Cottonseed oil | Production | 1.6k t 2023 | #49 |
| Horses | Stocks | 235 head 2024 | #139 |
| Green tea (not fermented), black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3 kg | Production | 43.4k t 2023 | #13 |
| Pumpkins, squash and gourds | Production | 421.4k t 2024 | #16 |
| Eggplants (aubergines) | Production | 29.5k t 2024 | #46 |
| Other pulses n.e.c. | Production | 24.2k t 2024 | #36 |
| Cucumbers and gherkins | Production | 23.5k t 2024 | #74 |
| String beans | Production | 18.3k t 2024 | #11 |
| Sesame seed | Production | 10.9k t 2024 | #36 |
| Carrots and turnips | Production | 4.1k t 2024 | #102 |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) | Production | 727 t 2024 | #110 |
| Green garlic | Production | 333 t 2024 | #91 |
| Grapes | Production | 209 t 2024 | #88 |
| Plums and sloes | Production | 149 t 2024 | #86 |
| Strawberries | Production | 134 t 2024 | #78 |
| Buttermilk, dry | Production | 3.9 t 2023 | #129 |
| Skim Milk & Buttermilk, Dry | Production | 3.9 t 2023 | #140 |