Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross per capita Production Index in Malawi
Malawi: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross per capita Production Index was 87.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross per capita Production Index in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 87.1 for groundnuts, excluding shelled — gross per capita production index in 2024.
The figure is down 27.1% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — gross per capita production index in Malawi peaked at 244.16 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 20.94, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 55th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Gross per capita Production Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 184.2 | — |
| 1962 | 210.95 | +14.5% |
| 1963 | 215.53 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 192.78 | -10.6% |
| 1965 | 206.55 | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 205.39 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 236.7 | +15.2% |
| 1968 | 206.47 | -12.8% |
| 1969 | 214.64 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 176.29 | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 244.16 | +38.5% |
| 1972 | 242.41 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 198.33 | -18.2% |
| 1974 | 172.95 | -12.8% |
| 1975 | 168.17 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 163.35 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 166.99 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 157.68 | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 151.96 | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 152.24 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 148.86 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 135.14 | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 78.64 | -41.8% |
| 1984 | 75.99 | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 84.44 | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 113.07 | +33.9% |
| 1987 | 105.66 | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 86.5 | -18.1% |
| 1989 | 36.59 | -57.7% |
| 1990 | 20.94 | -42.8% |
| 1996 | 20.99 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 36.15 | +72.2% |
| 1998 | 50.62 | +40.0% |
| 1999 | 64.16 | +26.7% |
| 2000 | 58.23 | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 72.14 | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 71.61 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 84.1 | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 66.14 | -21.4% |
| 2005 | 59.21 | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 82.91 | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 103.92 | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 93.78 | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 103.01 | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 108.13 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 114.81 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 126.26 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 126.97 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 128.88 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 86.7 | -32.7% |
| 2016 | 84.43 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 115.4 | +36.7% |
| 2018 | 100.22 | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 128.2 | +27.9% |
| 2020 | 117.49 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 108.33 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 113.91 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 119.51 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 87.1 | -27.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 208.13 | 184.2 | 236.7 | 9 |
| 1970s | 184.23 | 151.96 | 244.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.71 | 36.59 | 152.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.57 | 20.94 | 64.16 | 5 |
| 2000s | 79.5 | 58.23 | 103.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 112 | 84.43 | 128.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.27 | 87.1 | 119.51 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 52 Guyana 90.13 compare
- 53 South Africa 88.72 compare
- 54 Papua New Guinea 87.9 compare
- 56 Saint Kitts and Nevis 86.75 compare
- 57 Liberia 86.51 compare
- 58 Eswatini 86.2 compare
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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — gross per capita production index in Malawi?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — gross per capita production index in Malawi was 87.1 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — gross per capita production index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 244.16 in 1971.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — gross per capita production index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.94 in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — gross per capita production index?
- Malawi ranks 55th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.