Malawi
Most Harvested Crop in 2005
Maize
Poverty Headcount Ratio $1.90/day (2011 PPP) in 2010
69%
Most Acute Condition Among Children in 2010
20% Severely Stunted
Average Annual Rainfall from 1990 to 2015
952mm
About

Malawi is a country located in Africa south of the Sahara. As of 2010 Malawi had a total population of approximately 13.96M people. This represents a 44% increase from 1998 when the population of Malawi was approximately 9.67M.

The most widely harvested crop in Malawi by area was Maize with 1.60M ha harvested with a total production value of Intl $257.13M.

Among children in Malawi in 2010, 20% were severely stunted, 3% were severely underweight, and 2% were severely wasted.

As of 2010, there were 9.62M people living below $1.90/day (2011 PPP) and 12.15M people living below $3.10/day (2011 PPP) in Malawi.

Agriculture

Harvested Area Versus Value of Production

Tropical Fruits are the crop with the highest production value per area in Malawi, with Intl $5.95k per ha.

Sorghums are the crop with the lowest production value per area in Malawi, with Intl $86.1 per ha.

This means that growers of Tropical Fruits will earn approximately 69 times more per hectare than if they grow Sorghums.

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Water Supply for Crops

99%
Rainfed
1%
Irrigated

In 2005, 99% of the crops produced in Malawi by harvested area were rainfed, compared to 1% irrigated.

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Climate

Rainfall by Location

From 1990 to 2015, Malawi had average annual rainfall of 952mm across a total cropland area of 3.45M ha.

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Health

Health Conditions Among Children

20%
Severely Stunted
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Among children in Malawi in 2010, 20% were severely stunted, 3% were severely underweight, and 2% were severely wasted.

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Health Conditions Among Children by Gender

51%
Male Stunting
43%
Female Stunting

The health condition most afflicting male and female children in 2010 in Malawi is stunting with 51% of male children affected and 43% of female children affected.

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Health Conditions Among Children by Residence

41%
Urban Stunting
48%
Rural Stunting

The health condition most afflicting urban and rural children in 2010 in Malawi is stunting with 41% of urban children affected and 48% of rural children affected.

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Poverty

Poverty Levels

9.62M
$1.90/day (2011 PPP)
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As of 2010, there were 9.62M people living below $1.90/day (2011 PPP) and 12.15M people living below $3.10/day (2011 PPP) in Malawi.

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Poverty Measures by Residence

Disposable Income
62%
Urban
92%
Rural

As of 2010, 62% of people living in urban areas and 92% of people living in rural areas in Malawi live below $3.10/day (2011 PPP).

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