Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Malawi
Malawi: Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 147.23 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross production index number in Malawi is 147.23, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Malawi peaked at 147.23 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.68, in 1961.
That places Malawi 13th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.68 | — |
| 1962 | 9.12 | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 8.93 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 9.52 | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 9.81 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 10.22 | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 11.94 | +16.8% |
| 1968 | 11.38 | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 11.73 | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 11.09 | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 13.12 | +18.3% |
| 1972 | 13.76 | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 14.65 | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 14.69 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 14.38 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 15.34 | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 16.45 | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 16.71 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 16.42 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 16.31 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 17.25 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 18.23 | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 16.72 | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 17.21 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 17.15 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 18.17 | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 17.87 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 18.65 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 18.17 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 17.97 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 26.69 | +48.5% |
| 1997 | 25.5 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 31.16 | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 35.75 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 41.73 | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 44.54 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 35.24 | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 40.32 | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 42.49 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 36.62 | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 48.77 | +33.2% |
| 2007 | 56.3 | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 56.47 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 65.43 | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 66.87 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 70.55 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 75.05 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 87.13 | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 102.87 | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 98.98 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 98.16 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 116.68 | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 123.93 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 127.68 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 134.82 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 141.22 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 140.29 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 145.68 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 147.23 | +1.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 147.23 is above the median for low income countries, which is 121.5, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 147.23 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.09, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.15 | 8.68 | 11.94 | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.66 | 11.09 | 16.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.57 | 16.31 | 18.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.41 | 17.97 | 35.75 | 5 |
| 2000s | 46.79 | 35.24 | 65.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.79 | 66.87 | 127.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 141.85 | 134.82 | 147.23 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 10 Central African Republic 153.98 compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 118.46 compare
- 11 Qatar 152.15 compare
- 11 Viet Nam 118.27 compare
- 12 Fiji 150.66 compare
- 12 Melanesia 105.97 compare
- 14 Palestine 144.37 compare
- 14 Micronesia 104.9 compare
- 15 China, Hong Kong SAR 143.59 compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 16 Singapore 143.41 compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 95.38 compare
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 production index number in Malawi?
- Food — gross production index number in Malawi was 147.23 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 147.23 in 2024.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.68 in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for food — gross production index number?
- Malawi ranks 13th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.