Malawi - Land under cereal production

Land under cereal production (hectares)

The value for Land under cereal production (hectares) in Malawi was 1,910,382 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,950,168 in 2017 and a minimum value of 876,100 in 1962.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 878,200
1962 876,100
1963 890,561
1964 898,056
1965 1,110,250
1966 1,128,600
1967 972,100
1968 1,174,300
1969 1,184,300
1970 1,120,300
1971 1,202,300
1972 1,262,400
1973 1,310,300
1974 1,272,260
1975 1,160,300
1976 1,165,440
1977 1,175,200
1978 1,237,200
1979 1,246,400
1980 1,054,000
1981 1,165,560
1982 1,268,200
1983 1,225,333
1984 1,234,173
1985 1,217,173
1986 1,267,145
1987 1,252,805
1988 1,289,876
1989 1,346,350
1990 1,425,342
1991 1,472,227
1992 1,430,215
1993 1,435,514
1994 1,235,750
1995 1,354,371
1996 1,397,520
1997 1,398,670
1998 1,440,111
1999 1,510,012
2000 1,570,308
2001 1,587,166
2002 1,635,836
2003 1,772,695
2004 1,683,258
2005 1,674,520
2006 1,928,661
2007 1,394,461
2008 1,780,115
2009 1,792,559
2010 1,893,306
2011 1,874,110
2012 1,836,365
2013 1,881,457
2014 1,914,565
2015 1,887,160
2016 1,878,999
2017 1,950,168
2018 1,910,382

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production