Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Malawi
Malawi: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 116.07 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross per capita production index number in Malawi stood at 116.07.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Malawi peaked at 120.27 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.14, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 31st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.9 | — |
| 1962 | 40.92 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 39.1 | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 40.68 | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 40.9 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 41.57 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 47.38 | +14.0% |
| 1968 | 44.04 | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 44.29 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 40.85 | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 47.13 | +15.4% |
| 1972 | 48.18 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 50 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 48.79 | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 46.42 | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 48.13 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 50.03 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 49.11 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 46.51 | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 44.45 | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 45.19 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 45.91 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 40.47 | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 40.06 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 38.43 | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 39.23 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 36.78 | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 36.38 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 33.81 | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 32.14 | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 44.01 | +36.9% |
| 1997 | 41.22 | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 49.29 | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 55.24 | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 62.96 | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 65.59 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 50.64 | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 56.51 | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 58.03 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 48.69 | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 63.08 | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 70.8 | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 68.98 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 77.59 | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 77 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 78.9 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 81.56 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 92.04 | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 105.66 | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 98.9 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 95.44 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 110.42 | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 114.19 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 114.57 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 117.83 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 120.27 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 116.45 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 117.85 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 116.07 | -1.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 116.07 is above the median for low income countries, which is 98.03, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 116.07 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.61, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.09 | 39.1 | 47.38 | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.52 | 40.85 | 50.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.07 | 33.81 | 45.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.38 | 32.14 | 55.24 | 5 |
| 2000s | 62.29 | 48.69 | 77.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.87 | 77 | 114.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.69 | 116.07 | 120.27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1965 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2798 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Malawi?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Malawi was 116.07 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 120.27 in 2021.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.14 in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Malawi ranks 31st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.