Cassava and products — Production in Malawi
Malawi: Cassava and products — Production was 6,196 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cassava and products — Production in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 6,196 1000 t for cassava and products — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava and products — production in Malawi peaked at 6,196 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,001 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Malawi 18th out of 91 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cassava and products — Production in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,001 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 4,259 1000 t | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 4,692 1000 t | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 4,814 1000 t | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 5,103 1000 t | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 5,013 1000 t | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 4,997 1000 t | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4,961 1000 t | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 5,411 1000 t | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 5,708 1000 t | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 5,859 1000 t | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 6,101 1000 t | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 6,193 1000 t | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 6,196 1000 t | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 6,196 1000 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,345 1000 t, 4.6× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 6,196 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,349 1000 t, 4.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,896 1000 t | 4,001 1000 t | 5,708 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,087 1000 t | 5,859 1000 t | 6,196 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 24.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 201.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8241 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava and products — production in Malawi?
- Cassava and products — production in Malawi was 6,196 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava and products — production recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6,196 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest cassava and products — production recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,001 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for cassava and products — production?
- Malawi ranks 18th out of 91 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cassava and products — production rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava and products — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.