Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Malawi
Malawi: Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number was 105.5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Malawi stood at 105.5.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Malawi peaked at 106.23 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.86, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 25th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross Production Index Number in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.86 | — |
| 1962 | 15.12 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 15.39 | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 15.65 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 15.92 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 16.18 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 16.45 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 16.71 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 16.98 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 17.24 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 18.04 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 19.1 | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 20.16 | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 21.22 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 22.55 | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 24.14 | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 25.2 | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 26.8 | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 27.86 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 29.18 | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 31.84 | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 34.49 | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 35.82 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 35.82 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 37.14 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 39.8 | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 41.12 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 42.45 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 45.1 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 47.75 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 53.06 | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 52.53 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 53.06 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 54.39 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 58.37 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 61.02 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 63.67 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 71.63 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 79.59 | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 82.24 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 84.9 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 87.55 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 90.21 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 91.48 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 92.87 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 94.13 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 95.51 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 96.27 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 96.81 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 100.97 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 102.22 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 103.41 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 104.33 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 105.2 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 106.23 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 105.25 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 105.56 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 105.68 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 105.5 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.92 | 14.86 | 16.98 | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.23 | 17.24 | 27.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.28 | 29.18 | 45.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.16 | 47.75 | 54.39 | 5 |
| 2000s | 77.07 | 58.37 | 91.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.17 | 92.87 | 105.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.64 | 105.25 | 106.23 | 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 production index number in Malawi?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number in Malawi was 105.5 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 106.23 in 2020.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.86 in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number?
- Malawi ranks 25th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — gross production index number rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Plantains and cooking bananas — Gross 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.