Potatoes — Gross Production Value in Malawi
Malawi: Potatoes — Gross Production Value was 654,309 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Gross Production Value in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross production value in Malawi is 654,309 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production value in Malawi peaked at 2.04 million 1000 USD in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26,935 1000 USD, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 28th of 121 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 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26,935 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 27,833 1000 USD | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 28,730 1000 USD | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 29,628 1000 USD | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 30,526 1000 USD | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 31,424 1000 USD | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 35,015 1000 USD | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 35,913 1000 USD | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 37,874 1000 USD | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 38,688 1000 USD | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 37,467 1000 USD | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 38,281 1000 USD | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 105,494 1000 USD | +175.6% |
| 1974 | 107,739 1000 USD | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 109,984 1000 USD | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 112,228 1000 USD | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 114,473 1000 USD | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 116,717 1000 USD | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 116,717 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 121,206 1000 USD | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 125,695 1000 USD | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 127,940 1000 USD | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 130,185 1000 USD | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 132,429 1000 USD | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 134,674 1000 USD | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 139,163 1000 USD | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 143,652 1000 USD | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 148,141 1000 USD | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 152,630 1000 USD | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 157,119 1000 USD | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 315,536 1000 USD | +100.8% |
| 1997 | 437,695 1000 USD | +38.7% |
| 1998 | 697,036 1000 USD | +59.3% |
| 1999 | 826,179 1000 USD | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 914,562 1000 USD | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 1.28 million 1000 USD | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 630,185 1000 USD | -50.8% |
| 2003 | 845,839 1000 USD | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 979,807 1000 USD | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 667,031 1000 USD | -31.9% |
| 2006 | 1.04 million 1000 USD | +55.4% |
| 2007 | 1.28 million 1000 USD | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 1.34 million 1000 USD | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.54 million 1000 USD | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 1.65 million 1000 USD | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1.62 million 1000 USD | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.86 million 1000 USD | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 2.04 million 1000 USD | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 459,678 1000 USD | -77.4% |
| 2015 | 478,466 1000 USD | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 468,367 1000 USD | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 550,637 1000 USD | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 505,419 1000 USD | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 499,674 1000 USD | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 591,773 1000 USD | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 637,243 1000 USD | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 647,628 1000 USD | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 680,729 1000 USD | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 654,309 1000 USD | -3.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 654,309 1000 USD is above the median for low income countries, which is 194,062 1000 USD, 3.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 654,309 1000 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 144,837 1000 USD, 4.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Gross Production Value 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 | +175.6% | 38,281 1000 USD | 105,494 1000 USD |
| 1996 | +100.8% | 157,119 1000 USD | 315,536 1000 USD |
| 2014 | -77.4% | 2.04 million 1000 USD | 459,678 1000 USD |
| 1998 | +59.3% | 437,695 1000 USD | 697,036 1000 USD |
| 2002 | -50.8% | 1.28 million 1000 USD | 630,185 1000 USD |
| 2006 | +55.4% | 667,031 1000 USD | 1.04 million 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,542 1000 USD | 26,935 1000 USD | 37,874 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 89,779 1000 USD | 37,467 1000 USD | 116,717 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 135,572 1000 USD | 121,206 1000 USD | 152,630 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 486,713 1000 USD | 157,119 1000 USD | 826,179 1000 USD | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million 1000 USD | 630,185 1000 USD | 1.54 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million 1000 USD | 459,678 1000 USD | 2.04 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 642,336 1000 USD | 591,773 1000 USD | 680,729 1000 USD | 5 |
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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 — gross production value in Malawi?
- Potatoes — gross production value in Malawi was 654,309 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production value recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 million 1000 USD in 2013.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production value recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,935 1000 USD in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for potatoes — gross production value?
- Malawi ranks 28th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production value rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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 — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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