Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Malawi
Malawi: Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US was 0.0302 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0302 1000 USD per person for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in 2024.
That represents a change of 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 us$) in Malawi peaked at 0.126 1000 USD per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 1000 USD per person, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 23rd of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0072 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0073 1000 USD per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0075 1000 USD per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0075 1000 USD per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0081 1000 USD per person | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0081 1000 USD per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0084 1000 USD per person | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0083 1000 USD per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0079 1000 USD per person | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0079 1000 USD per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0211 1000 USD per person | +168.4% |
| 1974 | 0.021 1000 USD per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0208 1000 USD per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0206 1000 USD per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0204 1000 USD per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0201 1000 USD per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0194 1000 USD per person | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0193 1000 USD per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0193 1000 USD per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0189 1000 USD per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0185 1000 USD per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0181 1000 USD per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0177 1000 USD per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0176 1000 USD per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0173 1000 USD per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0169 1000 USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0166 1000 USD per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0165 1000 USD per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0305 1000 USD per person | +85.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0414 1000 USD per person | +36.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0646 1000 USD per person | +55.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0748 1000 USD per person | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0808 1000 USD per person | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1104 1000 USD per person | +36.6% |
| 2002 | 0.053 1000 USD per person | -52.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0694 1000 USD per person | +30.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0784 1000 USD per person | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0519 1000 USD per person | -33.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0785 1000 USD per person | +51.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0945 1000 USD per person | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0962 1000 USD per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1069 1000 USD per person | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1112 1000 USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1063 1000 USD per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1187 1000 USD per person | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.126 1000 USD per person | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0277 1000 USD per person | -78.0% |
| 2015 | 0.028 1000 USD per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0267 1000 USD per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0305 1000 USD per person | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0273 1000 USD per person | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0263 1000 USD per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0303 1000 USD per person | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0318 1000 USD per person | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0315 1000 USD per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0323 1000 USD per person | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0302 1000 USD per person | -6.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0302 1000 USD per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0066 1000 USD per person, 4.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0302 1000 USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0052 1000 USD per person, 5.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US 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% | 0.0079 1000 USD per person | 0.0211 1000 USD per person |
| 1996 | +85.2% | 0.0165 1000 USD per person | 0.0305 1000 USD per person |
| 2014 | -78.0% | 0.126 1000 USD per person | 0.0277 1000 USD per person |
| 1998 | +55.8% | 0.0414 1000 USD per person | 0.0646 1000 USD per person |
| 2002 | -52.0% | 0.1104 1000 USD per person | 0.053 1000 USD per person |
| 2006 | +51.2% | 0.0519 1000 USD per person | 0.0785 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0077 1000 USD per person | 0.0072 1000 USD per person | 0.0084 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0167 1000 USD per person | 0.0079 1000 USD per person | 0.0211 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.018 1000 USD per person | 0.0166 1000 USD per person | 0.0193 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0455 1000 USD per person | 0.0165 1000 USD per person | 0.0748 1000 USD per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.082 1000 USD per person | 0.0519 1000 USD per person | 0.1104 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0629 1000 USD per person | 0.0263 1000 USD per person | 0.126 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0312 1000 USD per person | 0.0302 1000 USD per person | 0.0323 1000 USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 20 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0313 1000 USD per person compare
- 21 North Macedonia 0.0311 1000 USD per person compare
- 22 New Zealand 0.0309 1000 USD per person compare
- 24 Estonia 0.03 1000 USD per person compare
- 25 Israel 0.0289 1000 USD per person compare
- 26 Tajikistan 0.0284 1000 USD per person compare
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 us$) in Malawi?
- Potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Malawi was 0.0302 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.126 1000 USD per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 1000 USD per person in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$)?
- Malawi ranks 23rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) 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 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.