All sugar crops production in Malawi
In 2024 Malawi produced 3.0 million t of all sugar crops, the 52nd largest in the world (0.13% 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 estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 3.0 million t
- World rank
- 52 of 137
- 10-year change
- −9.1%
- Record
- 3.3 million t
- 2014
All sugar crops in Malawi, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Malawi compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.13%
- 0.15% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 107.5
- world 70.9 (+52%)
- kg per person
- 137
- world 274
- 10-year change
- −9.1%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Madagascar | 3,162,265 | 0.14% |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 3,152,975 | 0.14% |
| 52 | Malawi | 2,965,639 | 0.13% |
| 53 | Nepal | 2,760,495 | 0.12% |
| 54 | Denmark | 2,587,000 | 0.12% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
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 crops in Malawi?
Malawi produced 3.0 million t in 2024, 0.13% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Malawi rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Malawi ranked 52nd of 137 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 34.0% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar crops in Malawi changed?
It fell by 9.1% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 3.3 million t in 2014.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Malawi?
107.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (3.0 million t from 27,584 ha), against a world average of 70.9 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 estimated 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.