> In 2023 Malawi produced 7,300 t of sunflower-seed oil, crude, the 48th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 195%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/malawi/

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# Sunflower-seed oil, crude production in Malawi

In 2023 Malawi produced 7,300 t of sunflower-seed oil, crude, the 48th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 195%. The record was 7,700 t in 2022.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.

[Today’s prices](https://husfarm.com/today-price/sunflower-oil/)

Production, 20237,300 t
World rank48 of 80
10-year change+195%
Record7,700 t2022

## Sunflower-seed oil, crude in Malawi, 1961–2023 (tonnes)

## Malawi compared with the world, 2023

Share of world total0.03%0.02% in 2013
10-year change+195%world +61%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 46 | [Slovakia](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/slovakia/) | 13,700 | 0.06% |
| 47 | [Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/mexico/) | 12,900 | 0.06% |
| 48 | **Malawi** | 7,300 | 0.03% |
| 49 | [Tajikistan](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/tajikistan/) | 7,000 | 0.03% |
| 50 | [Israel](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/israel/) | 6,300 | 0.03% |

[Full ranking of 80 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/)

### Map of world production of sunflower-seed oil, crude

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Malawi is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7,300 | −5.2% |
| 2022 | 7,700 | +13% |
| 2021 | 6,800 | −4.2% |
| 2020 | 7,100 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 7,000 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 6,500 | +89% |
| 2017 | 3,436 | −15% |
| 2016 | 4,024 | +30% |
| 2015 | 3,085 | −5.7% |
| 2014 | 3,270 | +32% |
| 2013 | 2,472 | −0.4% |
| 2012 | 2,483 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 2,337 | +41% |
| 2010 | 1,663 | −11% |
| 2009 | 1,878 | +46% |
| 2008 | 1,282 | +62% |
| 2007 | 792 | −4.2% |
| 2006 | 827 | +52% |
| 2005 | 544 | −33% |
| 2004 | 814 | −6.1% |
| 2003 | 867 | −10% |
| 2002 | 964 | +15% |
| 2001 | 835 | +22% |
| 2000 | 685 | +725% |
| 1999 | 83 | −54% |
| 1998 | 180 | −87% |
| 1997 | 1,432 | −46% |
| 1996 | 2,672 | +32% |
| 1995 | 2,028 | +86% |
| 1994 | 1,088 | −11% |
| 1993 | 1,225 | +43% |
| 1992 | 854 | −12% |
| 1991 | 965 | +561% |
| 1990 | 146 | +7,200% |
| 1989 | 2 | −97% |
| 1988 | 60 | +233% |
| 1987 | 18 | −89% |
| 1986 | 158 | +72% |
| 1985 | 92 | −36% |
| 1984 | 144 | −36% |
| 1983 | 225 | −34% |
| 1982 | 341 | −34% |
| 1981 | 518 | +236% |
| 1980 | 154 | −16% |
| 1979 | 183 | −61% |
| 1978 | 472 | +23% |
| 1977 | 384 | +23% |
| 1976 | 311 | −55% |
| 1975 | 696 | +134% |
| 1974 | 298 | +45% |
| 1973 | 205 | +486% |
| 1972 | 35 | −72% |
| 1971 | 126 | +62% |
| 1970 | 78 | +875% |
| 1969 | 8 | +33% |
| 1968 | 6 | +50% |
| 1967 | 4 | −64% |
| 1966 | 11 | −77% |
| 1965 | 47 | −35% |
| 1964 | 72 | +22% |
| 1963 | 59 | −1.7% |
| 1962 | 60 | +25% |
| 1961 | 48 | — |

## Trade, 2024

Exports64 t USD 32,000
Exporter rank86 of 113
Imports694 t USD 864,000
Importer rank145 of 186
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](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of sunflower-seed oil, crude in Malawi?

Malawi produced 7,300 t in 2023, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Malawi rank in the world for production of sunflower-seed oil, crude?

Malawi ranked 48th of 80 countries in 2023. The largest producer was Russia with 31.1% of the world total.

### How has the production of sunflower-seed oil, crude in Malawi changed?

It rose by 195% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +61% for the world. The record was 7,700 t in 2022.

### Does Malawi export or import sunflower-seed oil, crude?

In 2024 Malawi reported exports of 64 t (USD 32,000) and imports of 694 t (USD 864,000), 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 2023 figure for Malawi is from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/russia/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/ukraine/)[Argentina](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/argentina/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/turkey/)[Hungary](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/hungary/)[Bulgaria](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/bulgaria/)[France](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/france/)[Romania](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/romania/)[Kazakhstan](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/kazakhstan/)[Spain](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/spain/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/tanzania/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/china/)
[All countries producing sunflower-seed oil, crude](https://husfarm.com/production/sunflower-seed-oil/)

## Other products of Malawi

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[Agricultural production in Malawi](https://husfarm.com/production/country/malawi/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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