Soybean production in Malawi

Soybean production in Malawi was 305,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 29.5% from 2023. That is the 19th highest of 108 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes305,000
Change on 2023+29.5%
Rank19th of 108Countries ranked
Series high305,0002024
Series low40,0002005

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Soybean production in Malawi, 2003 to 2024

0100K200K300K400K2003200720112015201920242003: 41,000 tonnes2004: 49,000 tonnes2005: 40,000 tonnes2006: 55,000 tonnes2007: 71,295 tonnes2008: 64,489 tonnes2009: 85,098 tonnes2010: 73,356 tonnes2011: 75,665 tonnes2012: 106,592 tonnes2013: 111,977 tonnes2014: 132,185 tonnes2015: 120,952 tonnes2016: 132,417 tonnes2017: 208,556 tonnes2018: 175,475 tonnes2019: 263,458 tonnes2020: 264,372 tonnes2021: 264,497 tonnes2022: 303,084 tonnes2023: 235,487 tonnes2024: 305,000 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 22 values
Periodtonnes
2024305,000
2023235,487
2022303,084
2021264,497
2020264,372
2019263,458
2018175,475
2017208,556
2016132,417
2015120,952
2014132,185
2013111,977
2012106,592
201175,665
201073,356
200985,098
200864,489
200771,295
200655,000
200540,000
200449,000
200341,000

Rankings

Definition

Quantity of soybeans harvested dry 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.

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.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, 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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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510) (Soybean production, Malawi, 2003 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510), Soybean production, Malawi, 2003 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/soybean-production/malawi. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510). Soybean production, Malawi, 2003 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/soybean-production/malawi.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510), Soybean production, Malawi, 2003 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/soybean-production/malawi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510): Soybean production, Malawi, 2003 to 2024}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/soybean-production/malawi. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, 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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What is the soybean production in Malawi?

Soybean production in Malawi was 305,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 29.5% from 2023. That is the 19th highest of 108 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Soya beans, production, t (item 236, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest soybean production in Malawi?

305,000 tonnes in 2024, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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