Malawi vs Zambia: Coffee production by world region
Malawi
11,224 tonnes
in 2024
Zambia
8,796 tonnes
in 2024
Malawi rank
34th
Zambia rank
37th
Coffee production by world region over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 11,224 tonnes against 8,796 tonnes in Zambia, a difference of 2,428 tonnes.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 37th of 84 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 163.56 tonnes | 0.3333 tonnes | 163.22 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1970s | 576.2 tonnes | 26.1 tonnes | 550.1 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1980s | 2,926 tonnes | 396.9 tonnes | 2,529 tonnes | Malawi |
| 1990s | 5,285 tonnes | 1,867 tonnes | 3,418 tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 2,656 tonnes | 5,542 tonnes | 2,886 tonnes | Zambia |
| 2010s | 7,127 tonnes | 7,993 tonnes | 865.84 tonnes | Zambia |
| 2020s | 10,662 tonnes | 8,789 tonnes | 1,873 tonnes | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coffee production by world region, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 11,224 tonnes against 8,796 tonnes in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coffee production by world region between Malawi and Zambia?
- 2,428 tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for coffee production by world region?
- Malawi ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 37th 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.