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Maize (corn) production in Malawi

Maize (corn) production in Malawi was 3,000,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 14.5% from 2023. That is the 37th highest of 169 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes3,000,000
Change on 2023-14.5%
Rank37th of 169Countries ranked
Series high4,581,0002021
Series low657,0001992

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Maize (corn) production in Malawi, 1961 to 2024

01M2M3M4M5M19611971198119912001201120241961: 815,000 tonnes1962: 850,000 tonnes1963: 726,000 tonnes1964: 907,000 tonnes1965: 890,000 tonnes1966: 950,000 tonnes1967: 1,270,000 tonnes1968: 1,089,000 tonnes1969: 1,057,700 tonnes1970: 900,000 tonnes1971: 1,239,200 tonnes1972: 1,310,000 tonnes1973: 1,281,845 tonnes1974: 1,280,000 tonnes1975: 1,000,000 tonnes1976: 1,098,000 tonnes1977: 1,321,000 tonnes1978: 1,423,000 tonnes1979: 1,393,000 tonnes1980: 1,186,000 tonnes1981: 1,245,000 tonnes1982: 1,415,000 tonnes1983: 1,369,403 tonnes1984: 1,397,948 tonnes1985: 1,355,202 tonnes1986: 1,294,564 tonnes1987: 1,201,757 tonnes1988: 1,423,848 tonnes1989: 1,509,513 tonnes1990: 1,342,809 tonnes1991: 1,589,377 tonnes1992: 657,000 tonnes1993: 2,033,957 tonnes1994: 1,040,000 tonnes1995: 1,661,457 tonnes1996: 1,793,461 tonnes1997: 1,351,842 tonnes1998: 1,772,392 tonnes1999: 2,479,406 tonnes2000: 2,501,311 tonnes2001: 1,713,064 tonnes2002: 1,556,975 tonnes2003: 1,983,440 tonnes2004: 1,608,349 tonnes2005: 1,225,234 tonnes2006: 2,611,486 tonnes2007: 3,226,418 tonnes2008: 2,634,701 tonnes2009: 3,582,502 tonnes2010: 3,419,409 tonnes2011: 3,699,147 tonnes2012: 3,618,699 tonnes2013: 3,639,866 tonnes2014: 3,978,123 tonnes2015: 2,776,277 tonnes2016: 2,369,493 tonnes2017: 3,464,139 tonnes2018: 2,697,959 tonnes2019: 3,391,924 tonnes2020: 3,691,866 tonnes2021: 4,581,000 tonnes2022: 3,716,479 tonnes2023: 3,509,837 tonnes2024: 3,000,000 tonnes01M2M3M4M5M19611983200520241961: 815,000 tonnes1962: 850,000 tonnes1963: 726,000 tonnes1964: 907,000 tonnes1965: 890,000 tonnes1966: 950,000 tonnes1967: 1,270,000 tonnes1968: 1,089,000 tonnes1969: 1,057,700 tonnes1970: 900,000 tonnes1971: 1,239,200 tonnes1972: 1,310,000 tonnes1973: 1,281,845 tonnes1974: 1,280,000 tonnes1975: 1,000,000 tonnes1976: 1,098,000 tonnes1977: 1,321,000 tonnes1978: 1,423,000 tonnes1979: 1,393,000 tonnes1980: 1,186,000 tonnes1981: 1,245,000 tonnes1982: 1,415,000 tonnes1983: 1,369,403 tonnes1984: 1,397,948 tonnes1985: 1,355,202 tonnes1986: 1,294,564 tonnes1987: 1,201,757 tonnes1988: 1,423,848 tonnes1989: 1,509,513 tonnes1990: 1,342,809 tonnes1991: 1,589,377 tonnes1992: 657,000 tonnes1993: 2,033,957 tonnes1994: 1,040,000 tonnes1995: 1,661,457 tonnes1996: 1,793,461 tonnes1997: 1,351,842 tonnes1998: 1,772,392 tonnes1999: 2,479,406 tonnes2000: 2,501,311 tonnes2001: 1,713,064 tonnes2002: 1,556,975 tonnes2003: 1,983,440 tonnes2004: 1,608,349 tonnes2005: 1,225,234 tonnes2006: 2,611,486 tonnes2007: 3,226,418 tonnes2008: 2,634,701 tonnes2009: 3,582,502 tonnes2010: 3,419,409 tonnes2011: 3,699,147 tonnes2012: 3,618,699 tonnes2013: 3,639,866 tonnes2014: 3,978,123 tonnes2015: 2,776,277 tonnes2016: 2,369,493 tonnes2017: 3,464,139 tonnes2018: 2,697,959 tonnes2019: 3,391,924 tonnes2020: 3,691,866 tonnes2021: 4,581,000 tonnes2022: 3,716,479 tonnes2023: 3,509,837 tonnes2024: 3,000,000 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
20243,000,000
20233,509,837
20223,716,479
20214,581,000
20203,691,866
20193,391,924
20182,697,959
20173,464,139
20162,369,493
20152,776,277
20143,978,123
20133,639,866
20123,618,699
20113,699,147
20103,419,409
20093,582,502
20082,634,701
20073,226,418
20062,611,486
20051,225,234
20041,608,349
20031,983,440
20021,556,975
20011,713,064
20002,501,311
19992,479,406
19981,772,392
19971,351,842
19961,793,461
19951,661,457
19941,040,000
19932,033,957
1992657,000
19911,589,377
19901,342,809
19891,509,513
19881,423,848
19871,201,757
19861,294,564
19851,355,202
19841,397,948
19831,369,403
19821,415,000
19811,245,000
19801,186,000
19791,393,000
19781,423,000
19771,321,000
19761,098,000
19751,000,000
19741,280,000
19731,281,845
19721,310,000
19711,239,200
1970900,000 Estimated
19691,057,700
19681,089,000
19671,270,000
1966950,000 Estimated
1965890,000 Estimated
1964907,000
1963726,000
1962850,000 Estimated
1961815,000 Estimated

Malawi compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 20,216 tonnesAfghanistan: 260,000 tonnesAntigua and Barbuda: 50 tonnesAlbania: 410,438 tonnesArmenia: 6,298 tonnesAngola: 3,352,459 tonnesArgentina: 57,494,500 tonnesAustria: 2,059,360 tonnesAustralia: 447,027 tonnesAzerbaijan: 302,689 tonnesBosnia and Herzegovina: 762,288 tonnesBangladesh: 4,592,508 tonnesBelgium: 501,790 tonnesBurkina Faso: 1,850,000 tonnesBulgaria: 1,635,100 tonnesBurundi: 590,000 tonnesBenin: 2,094,824 tonnesBolivia: 1,118,419 tonnesBrazil: 114,953,303 tonnesBahamas: 605 tonnesBhutan: 27,636 tonnesBotswana: 18,000 tonnesBelarus: 1,700,000 tonnesBelize: 104,890 tonnesCanada: 15,344,938 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 2,387,753 tonnesCentral African Republic: 200,000 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 13,000 tonnesSwitzerland: 156,750 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 1,640,661 tonnesChile: 530,937 tonnesCameroon: 2,200,000 tonnesChina: 294,920,000 tonnesColombia: 1,489,582 tonnesCosta Rica: 8,042 tonnesCuba: 220,000 tonnesCape Verde: 5 tonnesCzechia: 712,240 tonnesGermany: 5,010,500 tonnesDjibouti: 17 tonnesDenmark: 62,660 tonnesDominican Republic: 91,449 tonnesAlgeria: 12,000 tonnesEcuador: 1,195,203 tonnesEstonia: 0 tonnesEgypt: 7,206,000 tonnesEritrea: 20,000 tonnesSpain: 3,500,060 tonnesEthiopia: 11,701,131 tonnesFinland: 0 tonnesFiji: 2,421 tonnesFrance: 14,670,620 tonnesGabon: 45,976 tonnesGeorgia: 211,500 tonnesGhana: 3,794,000 tonnesGambia: 25,817 tonnesGuinea: 937,000 tonnesGreece: 960,030 tonnesGuatemala: 2,261,090 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 15,000 tonnesGuyana: 4,000 tonnesHonduras: 730,330 tonnesCroatia: 2,067,100 tonnesHaiti: 175,000 tonnesHungary: 5,297,730 tonnesIndonesia: 15,138,912 tonnesIreland: 0 tonnesIsrael: 43,671 tonnesIndia: 40,230,573 tonnesIraq: 500,000 tonnesIran: 269,805 tonnesItaly: 4,940,530 tonnesJamaica: 2,381 tonnesJordan: 0 tonnesJapan: 169 tonnesKenya: 4,023,000 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 805,250 tonnesCambodia: 1,380,000 tonnesNorth Korea: 2,300,000 tonnesSouth Korea: 89,000 tonnesKuwait: 30,030 tonnesKazakhstan: 1,005,167 tonnesLaos: 515,300 tonnesLebanon: 5,000 tonnesSri Lanka: 223,496 tonnesLesotho: 56,443 tonnesLithuania: 111,740 tonnesLuxembourg: 1,720 tonnesLatvia: 0 tonnesLibya: 3,800 tonnesMorocco: 73,227 tonnesMoldova: 716,903 tonnesMontenegro: 3,464 tonnesMadagascar: 265,000 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 130,413 tonnesMali: 3,952,763 tonnesMyanmar: 2,050,000 tonnesMauritania: 18,000 tonnesMauritius: 1,289 tonnesMalawi: 3,000,000 tonnesMexico: 24,326,508 tonnesMalaysia: 1,317 tonnesMozambique: 2,318,945 tonnesNamibia: 30,056 tonnesNew Caledonia: 7,326 tonnesNiger: 44,298 tonnesNigeria: 11,164,000 tonnesNetherlands: 122,710 tonnesNepal: 3,193,869 tonnesNew Zealand: 244,444 tonnesOman: 2,492 tonnesPanama: 88,900 tonnesPeru: 1,686,077 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 12,926 tonnesPhilippines: 8,138,178 tonnesPakistan: 9,200,000 tonnesPoland: 9,223,230 tonnesPuerto Rico: 233 tonnesPortugal: 617,530 tonnesParaguay: 3,942,500 tonnesQatar: 1,605 tonnesRomania: 5,971,850 tonnesSerbia: 5,107,309 tonnesRussia: 13,954,000 tonnesRwanda: 627,086 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 67,441 tonnesSudan: 22,170 tonnesSweden: 15,500 tonnesSlovenia: 384,930 tonnesSlovakia: 1,063,820 tonnesSierra Leone: 27,443 tonnesSenegal: 774,000 tonnesSomalia: 69,000 tonnesSuriname: 111 tonnesSouth Sudan: 157,000 tonnesEl Salvador: 785,000 tonnesSyria: 320,113 tonnesEswatini: 75,000 tonnesChad: 394,045 tonnesTogo: 1,010,000 tonnesThailand: 4,558,192 tonnesTajikistan: 340,000 tonnesTimor-Leste: 70,000 tonnesTurkmenistan: 6,740 tonnesTürkiye: 8,100,000 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 0 tonnesTaiwan: 220,070 tonnesTanzania: 10,084,000 tonnesUkraine: 26,863,740 tonnesUganda: 5,000,000 tonnesUnited States: 377,632,690 tonnesUruguay: 581,658 tonnesUzbekistan: 866,836 tonnesVenezuela: 2,832,022 tonnesVietnam: 4,402,173 tonnesVanuatu: 985 tonnesYemen: 58,000 tonnesSouth Africa: 12,850,000 tonnesZambia: 1,511,143 tonnesZimbabwe: 634,699 tonnes
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Maize (corn) production, 2024, tonnes. Malawi is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Quantity of maize (corn) harvested dry for grain produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Green maize and maize cut for forage are not included. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510) (Maize (corn) production, Malawi, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Malawi, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/malawi. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Maize (corn) production, Malawi, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/malawi.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Malawi, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/malawi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the maize (corn) production in Malawi?

Maize (corn) production in Malawi was 3,000,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 14.5% from 2023. That is the 37th highest of 169 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest maize (corn) production in Malawi?

4,581,000 tonnes in 2021, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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