Maize and products — Stock Variation in Malawi
Malawi: Maize and products — Stock Variation was -80 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize and products — Stock Variation in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Malawi recorded -80 1000 t for maize and products — stock variation in 2023.
The figure is up 53.8% on the previous year and down 127.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — stock variation in Malawi peaked at 834 1000 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, -549 1000 t, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 166th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize and products — Stock Variation in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 138 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | -105 1000 t | -176.1% |
| 2012 | -1 1000 t | -99.0% |
| 2013 | 293 1000 t | -29400.0% |
| 2014 | 834 1000 t | +184.6% |
| 2015 | -183 1000 t | -121.9% |
| 2016 | -473 1000 t | +158.5% |
| 2017 | 140 1000 t | -129.6% |
| 2018 | -549 1000 t | -492.1% |
| 2019 | 19 1000 t | -103.5% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 t | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 389 1000 t | — |
| 2022 | -173 1000 t | -144.5% |
| 2023 | -80 1000 t | -53.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize and products — Stock Variation in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +29400.0% | -1 1000 t | 293 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.3 1000 t | -549 1000 t | 834 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 34 1000 t | -173 1000 t | 389 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 maize and products — stock variation in Malawi?
- Maize and products — stock variation in Malawi was -80 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — stock variation recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 834 1000 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest maize and products — stock variation recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -549 1000 t in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for maize and products — stock variation?
- Malawi ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — stock variation rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 127.3%. 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 Maize and products — Stock Variation. 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.