Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Malawi
Malawi: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index was 83.25 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 83.25 for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Malawi peaked at 110.3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 63.59, in 1970.
That places Malawi 31st out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.33 | — |
| 1962 | 67.89 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 67.41 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 66.91 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 66.41 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 65.88 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 65.32 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 64.75 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 64.18 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 63.59 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 64.88 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 66.96 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 68.86 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 70.54 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 72.88 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 75.79 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 76.7 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 78.81 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 78.96 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 79.59 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 83.48 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 86.94 | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 86.79 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 83.46 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 83.29 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 86.01 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 84.73 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 82.87 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 83.99 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 85.49 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 87.59 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 84.99 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 84.01 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 84.12 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 88.14 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 89.94 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 91.58 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 100.48 | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 108.8 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 109.45 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 109.92 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 110.2 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 110.3 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 108.59 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 107.04 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 105.37 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 103.89 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 101.79 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 99.52 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 100.99 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 99.49 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 97.96 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 96.22 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 94.48 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 92.93 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 89.72 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 87.7 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 85.57 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 83.25 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.34 | 64.18 | 68.33 | 9 |
| 1970s | 71.8 | 63.59 | 78.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.11 | 79.59 | 86.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.24 | 84.01 | 87.59 | 5 |
| 2000s | 102.74 | 88.14 | 110.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.67 | 94.48 | 107.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.83 | 83.25 | 92.93 | 5 |
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- 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 plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Malawi?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index in Malawi was 83.25 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 110.3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.59 in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index?
- Malawi ranks 31st out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.