Rice production in Malawi

Rice production in Malawi was 127,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 2.2% from 2023. That is the 74th highest of 135 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes127,000
Change on 2023+2.2%
Rank74th of 135Countries ranked
Series high155,0002021
Series low4,6011962

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Rice production in Malawi, 1961 to 2024

050K100K150K200K19611971198119912001201120241961: 9,404 tonnes1962: 4,601 tonnes1963: 4,603 tonnes1964: 4,717 tonnes1965: 5,443 tonnes1966: 11,000 tonnes1967: 12,000 tonnes1968: 9,100 tonnes1969: 17,200 tonnes1970: 21,772 tonnes1971: 30,800 tonnes1972: 41,700 tonnes1973: 68,000 tonnes1974: 61,000 tonnes1975: 77,000 tonnes1976: 90,000 tonnes1977: 85,000 tonnes1978: 92,000 tonnes1979: 44,000 tonnes1980: 38,000 tonnes1981: 36,000 tonnes1982: 37,000 tonnes1983: 25,948 tonnes1984: 34,886 tonnes1985: 34,265 tonnes1986: 37,407 tonnes1987: 28,432 tonnes1988: 32,321 tonnes1989: 45,690 tonnes1990: 43,280 tonnes1991: 63,175 tonnes1992: 23,798 tonnes1993: 65,357 tonnes1994: 41,128 tonnes1995: 52,077 tonnes1996: 72,629 tonnes1997: 65,690 tonnes1998: 68,679 tonnes1999: 92,833 tonnes2000: 71,601 tonnes2001: 93,150 tonnes2002: 92,027 tonnes2003: 88,184 tonnes2004: 49,722 tonnes2005: 41,270 tonnes2006: 91,450 tonnes2007: 113,166 tonnes2008: 114,885 tonnes2009: 135,988 tonnes2010: 110,106 tonnes2011: 117,733 tonnes2012: 110,964 tonnes2013: 125,156 tonnes2014: 132,002 tonnes2015: 111,437 tonnes2016: 83,757 tonnes2017: 121,079 tonnes2018: 112,313 tonnes2019: 132,728 tonnes2020: 145,446 tonnes2021: 155,000 tonnes2022: 136,083 tonnes2023: 124,300 tonnes2024: 127,000 tonnes050K100K150K200K19611983200520241961: 9,404 tonnes1962: 4,601 tonnes1963: 4,603 tonnes1964: 4,717 tonnes1965: 5,443 tonnes1966: 11,000 tonnes1967: 12,000 tonnes1968: 9,100 tonnes1969: 17,200 tonnes1970: 21,772 tonnes1971: 30,800 tonnes1972: 41,700 tonnes1973: 68,000 tonnes1974: 61,000 tonnes1975: 77,000 tonnes1976: 90,000 tonnes1977: 85,000 tonnes1978: 92,000 tonnes1979: 44,000 tonnes1980: 38,000 tonnes1981: 36,000 tonnes1982: 37,000 tonnes1983: 25,948 tonnes1984: 34,886 tonnes1985: 34,265 tonnes1986: 37,407 tonnes1987: 28,432 tonnes1988: 32,321 tonnes1989: 45,690 tonnes1990: 43,280 tonnes1991: 63,175 tonnes1992: 23,798 tonnes1993: 65,357 tonnes1994: 41,128 tonnes1995: 52,077 tonnes1996: 72,629 tonnes1997: 65,690 tonnes1998: 68,679 tonnes1999: 92,833 tonnes2000: 71,601 tonnes2001: 93,150 tonnes2002: 92,027 tonnes2003: 88,184 tonnes2004: 49,722 tonnes2005: 41,270 tonnes2006: 91,450 tonnes2007: 113,166 tonnes2008: 114,885 tonnes2009: 135,988 tonnes2010: 110,106 tonnes2011: 117,733 tonnes2012: 110,964 tonnes2013: 125,156 tonnes2014: 132,002 tonnes2015: 111,437 tonnes2016: 83,757 tonnes2017: 121,079 tonnes2018: 112,313 tonnes2019: 132,728 tonnes2020: 145,446 tonnes2021: 155,000 tonnes2022: 136,083 tonnes2023: 124,300 tonnes2024: 127,000 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
2024127,000
2023124,300
2022136,083
2021155,000
2020145,446
2019132,728
2018112,313
2017121,079
201683,757
2015111,437
2014132,002
2013125,156
2012110,964
2011117,733
2010110,106
2009135,988
2008114,885
2007113,166
200691,450
200541,270
200449,722
200388,184
200292,027
200193,150
200071,601
199992,833
199868,679
199765,690
199672,629
199552,077
199441,128
199365,357
199223,798
199163,175
199043,280
198945,690
198832,321
198728,432
198637,407
198534,265
198434,886
198325,948
198237,000
198136,000
198038,000
197944,000
197892,000
197785,000
197690,000
197577,000
197461,000
197368,000
197241,700
197130,800
197021,772
196917,200
19689,100
196712,000
196611,000
19655,443
19644,717
19634,603
19624,601
19619,404

Malawi compared with nearby places

Afghanistan: 654,000 tonnesAngola: 48,340 tonnesArgentina: 1,264,770 tonnesAustralia: 619,180 tonnesAzerbaijan: 15,291 tonnesBangladesh: 60,570,453 tonnesBelgium: 0 tonnesBurkina Faso: 513,234 tonnesBulgaria: 65,840 tonnesBurundi: 136,000 tonnesBenin: 500,605 tonnesBrunei: 3,612 tonnesBolivia: 434,028 tonnesBrazil: 10,671,490 tonnesBhutan: 41,537 tonnesBelize: 16,777 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 1,940,592 tonnesCentral African Republic: 52,868 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 1,000 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 2,381,129 tonnesChile: 118,673 tonnesCameroon: 345,583 tonnesChina: 207,530,000 tonnesColombia: 2,823,000 tonnesCosta Rica: 64,214 tonnesCuba: 84,331 tonnesCyprus: 0 tonnesCzechia: 0 tonnesGermany: 0 tonnesDenmark: 0 tonnesDominican Republic: 958,000 tonnesAlgeria: 313 tonnesEcuador: 1,560,200 tonnesEstonia: 0 tonnesEgypt: 6,430,000 tonnesSpain: 605,820 tonnesEthiopia: 282,720 tonnesFinland: 0 tonnesFiji: 8,598 tonnesFrance: 71,960 tonnesGabon: 1,762 tonnesGhana: 1,721,200 tonnesGambia: 52,548 tonnesGuinea: 3,680,000 tonnesGreece: 250,090 tonnesGuatemala: 31,700 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 243,900 tonnesGuyana: 1,115,800 tonnesHonduras: 23,433 tonnesCroatia: 0 tonnesHaiti: 135,000 tonnesHungary: 8,560 tonnesIndonesia: 53,142,727 tonnesIreland: 0 tonnesIndia: 217,867,864 tonnesIraq: 227,508 tonnesIran: 3,478,820 tonnesItaly: 1,448,760 tonnesJamaica: 0 tonnesJapan: 10,142,000 tonnesKenya: 282,152 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 48,092 tonnesCambodia: 14,200,000 tonnesNorth Korea: 2,250,000 tonnesSouth Korea: 4,783,114 tonnesKazakhstan: 512,982 tonnesLaos: 3,750,740 tonnesSri Lanka: 4,698,453 tonnesLiberia: 322,400 tonnesLithuania: 0 tonnesLuxembourg: 0 tonnesLatvia: 0 tonnesMorocco: 6,006 tonnesMadagascar: 4,970,000 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 18,608 tonnesMali: 2,756,344 tonnesMyanmar: 27,650,000 tonnesMauritania: 431,700 tonnesMauritius: 0 tonnesMalawi: 127,000 tonnesMexico: 219,588 tonnesMalaysia: 2,102,960 tonnesMozambique: 169,311 tonnesNiger: 164,768 tonnesNigeria: 9,129,900 tonnesNetherlands: 0 tonnesNepal: 5,955,500 tonnesPanama: 371,000 tonnesPeru: 3,640,432 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 883 tonnesPhilippines: 19,087,135 tonnesPakistan: 14,585,231 tonnesPoland: 0 tonnesPuerto Rico: 3,498 tonnesPortugal: 172,120 tonnesParaguay: 1,051,752 tonnesRomania: 14,400 tonnesRussia: 1,258,900 tonnesRwanda: 141,932 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 1,006 tonnesSolomon Islands: 2,756 tonnesSudan: 27,818 tonnesSweden: 0 tonnesSlovenia: 0 tonnesSlovakia: 0 tonnesSierra Leone: 1,390,800 tonnesSenegal: 1,580,000 tonnesSomalia: 2,000 tonnesSuriname: 225,923 tonnesSouth Sudan: 38,000 tonnesEl Salvador: 11,000 tonnesEswatini: 1,000 tonnesChad: 347,187 tonnesTogo: 180,200 tonnesThailand: 33,551,337 tonnesTajikistan: 163,549 tonnesTimor-Leste: 62,000 tonnesTurkmenistan: 85,536 tonnesTürkiye: 1,019,000 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 784 tonnesTaiwan: 1,643,000 tonnesTanzania: 4,052,141 tonnesUkraine: 15,000 tonnesUganda: 300,000 tonnesUnited States: 10,075,780 tonnesUruguay: 1,305,900 tonnesUzbekistan: 383,564 tonnesVenezuela: 611,475 tonnesVietnam: 43,450,449 tonnesSouth Africa: 3,082 tonnesZambia: 24,566 tonnesZimbabwe: 74 tonnes
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Rice 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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Definition

Quantity of rice as paddy, the unhusked grain as harvested 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.

Paddy weight. Milled rice, the measure some other sources use, weighs about two thirds as much. 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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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510) (Rice 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): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice 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/rice-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): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Rice 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/rice-production/malawi.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice 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/rice-production/malawi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the rice production in Malawi?

Rice production in Malawi was 127,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 2.2% from 2023. That is the 74th highest of 135 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest rice production in Malawi?

155,000 tonnes in 2021, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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