Maize production rose 24.1% to 4,581 kt in Malawi in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, maize production in Malawi reached an all time high of 4,581 kt in 2021 and an all time low of 657 kt in 1992. When compared to Malawi's main peers, maize production in Mozambique amounted to 2,100 kt, 16,871 kt in South Africa, 7,039 kt in Tanzania and 3,620 kt in Zambia in 2021.
Malawi has been ranked 27th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of maize production, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Maize Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Angola | kt | 2,238 | 2,381 | 2,765 | 2,819 | 2,972 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | kt | 15.1 | 12.3 | 24.6 | 7.28 | 61.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | kt | 2,101 | 2,186 | 2,186 | 2,139 | 2,186 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | kt | 3,339 | 3,186 | 4,014 | 3,582 | 3,789 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | kt | 19.2 | 173 | 110 | 24.6 | 21.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | kt | 2,369 | 3,464 | 2,698 | 3,392 | 3,692 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | kt | 1,217 | 1,224 | 1,407 | 1,452 | 1,632 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | kt | 43.6 | 71.0 | 59.3 | 45.0 | 60.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | kt | 8,214 | 17,551 | 13,104 | 11,824 | 15,844 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | kt | 33.0 | 84.0 | 113 | 95.0 | 87.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | kt | 6,149 | 6,681 | 6,273 | 5,652 | 6,711 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | kt | 2,483 | 2,814 | 3,442 | 2,760 | 4,560 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | 2,873 | 3,607 | 2,395 | 2,004 | 3,387 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | kt | 512 | 1,533 | 1,560 | 774 | 1,202 |
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