Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) in Malawi
Malawi: Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) was 0.0168 1000 Int$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0168 1000 Int$ per person for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$) in Malawi peaked at 0.0702 1000 Int$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.004 1000 Int$ per person, in 1961.
That places Malawi 37th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.004 1000 Int$ per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0041 1000 Int$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0041 1000 Int$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0041 1000 Int$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0042 1000 Int$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0042 1000 Int$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0045 1000 Int$ per person | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0045 1000 Int$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0047 1000 Int$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0047 1000 Int$ per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0044 1000 Int$ per person | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0044 1000 Int$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0118 1000 Int$ per person | +168.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0117 1000 Int$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0116 1000 Int$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0115 1000 Int$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0114 1000 Int$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0112 1000 Int$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0108 1000 Int$ per person | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0108 1000 Int$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0108 1000 Int$ per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0105 1000 Int$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0103 1000 Int$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0101 1000 Int$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0099 1000 Int$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0098 1000 Int$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0097 1000 Int$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0094 1000 Int$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0093 1000 Int$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0092 1000 Int$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.017 1000 Int$ per person | +85.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0231 1000 Int$ per person | +36.0% |
| 1998 | 0.036 1000 Int$ per person | +55.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0417 1000 Int$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0451 1000 Int$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0616 1000 Int$ per person | +36.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0296 1000 Int$ per person | -52.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0387 1000 Int$ per person | +30.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0437 1000 Int$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.029 1000 Int$ per person | -33.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0438 1000 Int$ per person | +51.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0527 1000 Int$ per person | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0536 1000 Int$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0596 1000 Int$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.062 1000 Int$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0592 1000 Int$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0661 1000 Int$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0702 1000 Int$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0154 1000 Int$ per person | -78.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0156 1000 Int$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0149 1000 Int$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.017 1000 Int$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0152 1000 Int$ per person | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0146 1000 Int$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0169 1000 Int$ per person | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0177 1000 Int$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0176 1000 Int$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.018 1000 Int$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0168 1000 Int$ per person | -6.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0168 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0025 1000 Int$ per person, 6.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0168 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0024 1000 Int$ per person, 7.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +168.4% | 0.0044 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0118 1000 Int$ per person |
| 1996 | +85.2% | 0.0092 1000 Int$ per person | 0.017 1000 Int$ per person |
| 2014 | -78.0% | 0.0702 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0154 1000 Int$ per person |
| 1998 | +55.8% | 0.0231 1000 Int$ per person | 0.036 1000 Int$ per person |
| 2002 | -52.0% | 0.0616 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0296 1000 Int$ per person |
| 2006 | +51.2% | 0.029 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0438 1000 Int$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0043 1000 Int$ per person | 0.004 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0047 1000 Int$ per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0093 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0044 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0118 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.01 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0093 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0108 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0254 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0092 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0417 1000 Int$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0457 1000 Int$ per person | 0.029 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0616 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.035 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0146 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0702 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0174 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0168 1000 Int$ per person | 0.018 1000 Int$ per person | 5 |
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 potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$) in Malawi?
- Potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$) in Malawi was 0.0168 1000 Int$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0702 1000 Int$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 1000 Int$ per person in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$)?
- Malawi ranks 37th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand i$) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.