Millet production in Malawi
In 2024 Malawi produced 50,145 t of millet, the 27th largest in the world (0.16% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 19%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 69,059 ha, yield 0.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 50,145 t
- World rank
- 27 of 74
- 10-year change
- +19%
- Record
- 50,145 t
- 2024
Millet in Malawi, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Malawi compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.16%
- 0.15% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.7
- world 1.0 (−28%)
- kg per person
- 2.32
- world 3.78
- 10-year change
- +19%
- world +6.2%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 64,946 | 0.21% |
| 26 | Côte d'Ivoire | 60,236 | 0.20% |
| 27 | Malawi | 50,145 | 0.16% |
| 28 | South Sudan | 45,000 | 0.15% |
| 29 | Yemen | 45,000 | 0.15% |
Map of world production of millet
Share of the world total; Malawi is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50,145 | +1.0% | 69,059 | 0.73 |
| 2023 | 49,631 | +21% | 70,303 | 0.71 |
| 2022 | 41,071 | −2.9% | 60,400 | 0.68 |
| 2021 | 42,289 | −14% | 57,856 | 0.73 |
| 2020 | 48,931 | +9.4% | 57,371 | 0.85 |
| 2019 | 44,718 | +43% | 58,119 | 0.77 |
| 2018 | 31,315 | −11% | 54,230 | 0.58 |
| 2017 | 35,121 | +80% | 55,392 | 0.63 |
| 2016 | 19,510 | −42% | 51,677 | 0.38 |
| 2015 | 33,512 | −21% | 50,407 | 0.66 |
| 2014 | 42,202 | +7.5% | 49,598 | 0.85 |
| 2013 | 39,262 | +14% | 48,756 | 0.81 |
| 2012 | 34,543 | +5.0% | 45,158 | 0.76 |
| 2011 | 32,911 | +34% | 46,351 | 0.71 |
| 2010 | 24,495 | −8.8% | 47,892 | 0.51 |
| 2009 | 26,866 | −16% | 42,538 | 0.63 |
| 2008 | 31,869 | −1.2% | 43,988 | 0.72 |
| 2007 | 32,251 | +19% | 44,878 | 0.72 |
| 2006 | 27,037 | +69% | 41,491 | 0.65 |
| 2005 | 15,970 | −7.9% | 41,192 | 0.39 |
| 2004 | 17,349 | −30% | 37,368 | 0.46 |
| 2003 | 24,615 | +18% | 38,758 | 0.64 |
| 2002 | 20,900 | +2.4% | 34,234 | 0.61 |
| 2001 | 20,414 | +4.6% | 34,169 | 0.60 |
| 2000 | 19,508 | −3.5% | 34,257 | 0.57 |
| 1999 | 20,224 | +3.0% | 33,672 | 0.60 |
| 1998 | 19,638 | +20% | 35,166 | 0.56 |
| 1997 | 16,424 | −19% | 38,634 | 0.43 |
| 1996 | 20,262 | +53% | 34,994 | 0.58 |
| 1995 | 13,259 | +37% | 27,953 | 0.47 |
| 1994 | 9,713 | −36% | 23,958 | 0.41 |
| 1993 | 15,228 | +346% | 24,169 | 0.63 |
| 1992 | 3,418 | −56% | 14,767 | 0.23 |
| 1991 | 7,766 | −23% | 14,979 | 0.52 |
| 1990 | 10,113 | −9.6% | 19,583 | 0.52 |
| 1989 | 11,183 | −5.6% | 17,916 | 0.62 |
| 1988 | 11,841 | +37% | 19,439 | 0.61 |
| 1987 | 8,666 | −9.0% | 18,163 | 0.48 |
| 1986 | 9,526 | −10.0% | 17,424 | 0.55 |
| 1985 | 10,580 | +27% | 17,413 | 0.61 |
| 1984 | 8,316 | +413% | 15,340 | 0.54 |
| 1983 | 1,621 | −84% | 10,870 | 0.15 |
| 1982 | 10,000 | +67% | 15,000 | 0.67 |
| 1981 | 6,000 | −14% | 12,000 | 0.50 |
| 1980 | 7,000 | 0.0% | 12,000 | 0.58 |
| 1979 | 7,000 | 0.0% | 10,000 | 0.70 |
| 1978 | 7,000 | — | 10,000 | 0.70 |
| 1977 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Trade, 2024
- Imports
- 13 t USD 2,000
- Importer rank
- 124 of 144
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of millet in Malawi?
Malawi produced 50,145 t in 2024, 0.16% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Malawi rank in the world for production of millet?
Malawi ranked 27th of 74 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 40.9% of the world total.
How has the production of millet in Malawi changed?
It rose by 19% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +6.2% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of millet in Malawi?
0.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (50,145 t from 69,059 ha), against a world average of 1.0 t/ha.
Does Malawi export or import millet?
In 2024 Malawi reported no exports and imports of 13 t (USD 2,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Malawi is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.