Potatoes and products — Domestic supply quantity in Malawi
Malawi: Potatoes and products — Domestic supply quantity was 1,517 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes and products — Domestic supply quantity in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes and products — domestic supply quantity in Malawi is 1,517 1000 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes and products — domestic supply quantity in Malawi peaked at 4,226 1000 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,067 1000 t, in 2015.
That places Malawi 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes and products — Domestic supply quantity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,447 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 3,387 1000 t | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 3,925 1000 t | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 4,226 1000 t | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 1,106 1000 t | -73.8% |
| 2015 | 1,067 1000 t | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 1,249 1000 t | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 1,472 1000 t | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 1,455 1000 t | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,248 1000 t | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 1,320 1000 t | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 1,420 1000 t | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 1,443 1000 t | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1,517 1000 t | +5.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1,517 1000 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 317 1000 t, 4.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1,517 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66 1000 t, 23.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes and products — Domestic supply quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -73.8% | 4,226 1000 t | 1,106 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,258 1000 t | 1,067 1000 t | 4,226 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,425 1000 t | 1,320 1000 t | 1,517 1000 t | 4 |
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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 potatoes and products — domestic supply quantity in Malawi?
- Potatoes and products — domestic supply quantity in Malawi was 1,517 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes and products — domestic supply quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4,226 1000 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest potatoes and products — domestic supply quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,067 1000 t in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for potatoes and products — domestic supply quantity?
- Malawi ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes and products — domestic supply quantity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.1%. 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 Potatoes and products — Domestic supply quantity. 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.