Sugar cane production in Malawi
In 2024 Malawi produced 3.0 million t of sugar cane, the 37th largest in the world (0.15% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 9.1%. The record was 3.3 million t in 2014. Area harvested: 27,584 ha, yield 107.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 3.0 million t
- World rank
- 37 of 94
- 10-year change
- −9.1%
- Record
- 3.3 million t
- 2014
Sugar cane in Malawi, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Malawi compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.15%
- 0.17% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 107.5
- world 72.5 (+48%)
- kg per person
- 137
- world 238
- 10-year change
- −9.1%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Tanzania | 3,343,955 | 0.17% |
| 36 | Madagascar | 3,162,265 | 0.16% |
| 37 | Malawi | 2,965,639 | 0.15% |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 2,933,694 | 0.15% |
| 39 | Nepal | 2,760,495 | 0.14% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
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 | 2,965,639 | +12% | 27,584 | 107.51 |
| 2023 | 2,648,500 | −8.6% | 24,640 | 107.49 |
| 2022 | 2,896,300 | −2.5% | 26,952 | 107.46 |
| 2021 | 2,970,231 | +0.4% | 27,511 | 107.97 |
| 2020 | 2,958,780 | +2.7% | 27,447 | 107.80 |
| 2019 | 2,881,000 | −0.8% | 26,775 | 107.60 |
| 2018 | 2,903,000 | +5.4% | 27,005 | 107.50 |
| 2017 | 2,755,000 | −8.2% | 25,628 | 107.50 |
| 2016 | 3,000,000 | −6.7% | 27,933 | 107.40 |
| 2015 | 3,216,000 | −1.4% | 29,778 | 108.00 |
| 2014 | 3,263,000 | +2.0% | 30,269 | 107.80 |
| 2013 | 3,200,000 | +3.2% | 30,000 | 106.67 |
| 2012 | 3,100,000 | +15% | 30,000 | 103.33 |
| 2011 | 2,700,000 | 0.0% | 25,000 | 108.00 |
| 2010 | 2,700,000 | +3.8% | 25,000 | 108.00 |
| 2009 | 2,600,000 | −5.5% | 24,000 | 108.33 |
| 2008 | 2,750,000 | +10% | 25,000 | 110.00 |
| 2007 | 2,500,000 | +2.0% | 23,000 | 108.70 |
| 2006 | 2,450,000 | +2.1% | 22,500 | 108.89 |
| 2005 | 2,400,000 | +14% | 22,000 | 109.09 |
| 2004 | 2,100,000 | 0.0% | 20,000 | 105.00 |
| 2003 | 2,100,000 | −19% | 20,500 | 102.44 |
| 2002 | 2,600,000 | +18% | 24,000 | 108.33 |
| 2001 | 2,200,000 | +4.8% | 20,500 | 107.32 |
| 2000 | 2,100,000 | +5.0% | 20,000 | 105.00 |
| 1999 | 2,000,000 | +5.3% | 19,000 | 105.26 |
| 1998 | 1,900,000 | +8.6% | 18,000 | 105.56 |
| 1997 | 1,750,000 | −5.9% | 17,500 | 100.00 |
| 1996 | 1,860,000 | −2.1% | 17,650 | 105.38 |
| 1995 | 1,900,000 | 0.0% | 18,000 | 105.56 |
| 1994 | 1,900,000 | +73% | 18,000 | 105.56 |
| 1993 | 1,100,000 | −42% | 14,000 | 78.57 |
| 1992 | 1,900,000 | 0.0% | 18,000 | 105.56 |
| 1991 | 1,900,000 | +6.1% | 18,000 | 105.56 |
| 1990 | 1,790,000 | +6.5% | 17,000 | 105.29 |
| 1989 | 1,680,000 | −1.2% | 16,000 | 105.00 |
| 1988 | 1,700,000 | +3.0% | 15,200 | 111.84 |
| 1987 | 1,650,000 | +3.1% | 14,598 | 113.03 |
| 1986 | 1,600,000 | +6.7% | 14,073 | 113.69 |
| 1985 | 1,500,000 | −2.8% | 13,829 | 108.47 |
| 1984 | 1,544,000 | −14% | 14,056 | 109.85 |
| 1983 | 1,800,000 | −1.6% | 14,457 | 124.51 |
| 1982 | 1,830,000 | +7.6% | 14,183 | 129.03 |
| 1981 | 1,700,000 | +15% | 14,945 | 113.75 |
| 1980 | 1,480,000 | +35% | 13,851 | 106.85 |
| 1979 | 1,100,000 | +12% | 9,093 | 120.97 |
| 1978 | 980,000 | +2.1% | 8,999 | 108.90 |
| 1977 | 960,000 | +1.1% | 9,095 | 105.55 |
| 1976 | 950,000 | +36% | 8,682 | 109.42 |
| 1975 | 700,000 | +39% | 6,728 | 104.04 |
| 1974 | 505,000 | −3.8% | 5,368 | 94.08 |
| 1973 | 525,200 | +65% | 4,501 | 116.69 |
| 1972 | 318,420 | +10% | 3,033 | 104.99 |
| 1971 | 288,483 | 0.0% | 2,593 | 111.25 |
| 1970 | 288,483 | −7.6% | 2,478 | 116.42 |
| 1969 | 312,070 | +47% | 2,246 | 138.94 |
| 1968 | 212,200 | +24% | 2,430 | 87.33 |
| 1967 | 171,800 | +405% | 2,080 | 82.60 |
| 1966 | 34,000 | — | 486 | 69.96 |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in Malawi?
Malawi produced 3.0 million t in 2024, 0.15% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Malawi rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
Malawi ranked 37th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 39.2% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar cane in Malawi changed?
It fell by 9.1% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. The record was 3.3 million t in 2014.
What is the yield of sugar cane in Malawi?
107.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (3.0 million t from 27,584 ha), against a world average of 72.5 t/ha.
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.