Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Malawi
Malawi: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,857 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Malawi is 1,857 kg per hectare, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Malawi peaked at 2,467 kg per hectare in 2007 and was at its lowest, 481.6 kg per hectare, in 1992.
That places Malawi 128th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,182 kg per hectare | 481.6 kg per hectare | 1,745 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,454 kg per hectare | 777.8 kg per hectare | 2,467 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,862 kg per hectare | 1,347 kg per hectare | 2,218 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,031 kg per hectare | 1,857 kg per hectare | 2,319 kg per hectare | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Malawi
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.1% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.581 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1477 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1477 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1766 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 7.4% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3925 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 97.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Malawi?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Malawi was 1,857 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2,467 kg per hectare in 2007.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 481.6 kg per hectare in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Malawi ranks 128th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.