Malawi vs Rwanda: Coffee production by world region
Malawi
11,224 tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda
17,840 tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
34th
Rwanda rank
32nd
Coffee production by world region over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 17,840 tonnes against 11,224 tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 6,616 tonnes.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.6 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Malawi ranks 34th and Rwanda ranks 32nd of 84 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 163.56 tonnes | 9,719 tonnes | 9,556 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 576.2 tonnes | 17,487 tonnes | 16,910 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 2,926 tonnes | 34,440 tonnes | 31,514 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 5,285 tonnes | 22,242 tonnes | 16,957 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 2,656 tonnes | 18,331 tonnes | 15,675 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 7,127 tonnes | 24,208 tonnes | 17,082 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 10,662 tonnes | 20,763 tonnes | 10,101 tonnes | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coffee production by world region, Malawi or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 17,840 tonnes against 11,224 tonnes in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coffee production by world region between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 6,616 tonnes, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for coffee production by world region?
- Malawi ranks 34th and Rwanda ranks 32nd of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coffee production by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.