Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) in Malawi
Malawi: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) was 0.1351 1000 Int$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.1351 1000 Int$ per person for roots and tubers, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) in 2024.
The figure is up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) in Malawi peaked at 0.1387 1000 Int$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 1000 Int$ per person, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 4th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0098 1000 Int$ per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0097 1000 Int$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0092 1000 Int$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0091 1000 Int$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.009 1000 Int$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.009 1000 Int$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0093 1000 Int$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0092 1000 Int$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0075 1000 Int$ per person | -18.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0072 1000 Int$ per person | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0075 1000 Int$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0085 1000 Int$ per person | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0189 1000 Int$ per person | +122.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0189 1000 Int$ per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0188 1000 Int$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0186 1000 Int$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0185 1000 Int$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0182 1000 Int$ per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0178 1000 Int$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0176 1000 Int$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0174 1000 Int$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0169 1000 Int$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0133 1000 Int$ per person | -21.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0152 1000 Int$ per person | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0139 1000 Int$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0138 1000 Int$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0126 1000 Int$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0117 1000 Int$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0117 1000 Int$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0114 1000 Int$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0245 1000 Int$ per person | +115.1% |
| 1997 | 0.033 1000 Int$ per person | +34.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0472 1000 Int$ per person | +43.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0536 1000 Int$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0809 1000 Int$ per person | +51.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1037 1000 Int$ per person | +28.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0484 1000 Int$ per person | -53.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0594 1000 Int$ per person | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0731 1000 Int$ per person | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0538 1000 Int$ per person | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 0.075 1000 Int$ per person | +39.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0874 1000 Int$ per person | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0899 1000 Int$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0982 1000 Int$ per person | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1012 1000 Int$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0998 1000 Int$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1095 1000 Int$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1135 1000 Int$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1124 1000 Int$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1106 1000 Int$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1088 1000 Int$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1197 1000 Int$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1209 1000 Int$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1274 1000 Int$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1337 1000 Int$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1387 1000 Int$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1366 1000 Int$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1352 1000 Int$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1351 1000 Int$ per person | -0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1351 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.013 1000 Int$ per person, 10.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1351 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0192 1000 Int$ per person, 7.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 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 | +122.2% | 0.0085 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0189 1000 Int$ per person |
| 1996 | +115.1% | 0.0114 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0245 1000 Int$ per person |
| 2002 | -53.3% | 0.1037 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0484 1000 Int$ per person |
| 2000 | +51.0% | 0.0536 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0809 1000 Int$ per person |
| 1998 | +43.1% | 0.033 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0472 1000 Int$ per person |
| 2006 | +39.3% | 0.0538 1000 Int$ per person | 0.075 1000 Int$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0091 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0075 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0098 1000 Int$ per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0153 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0072 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0189 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0144 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0117 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0176 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0339 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0114 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0536 1000 Int$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.077 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0484 1000 Int$ per person | 0.1037 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1124 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0998 1000 Int$ per person | 0.1274 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1358 1000 Int$ per person | 0.1337 1000 Int$ per person | 0.1387 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 roots and tubers, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) in Malawi?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) in Malawi was 0.1351 1000 Int$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1387 1000 Int$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 1000 Int$ per person in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for roots and tubers, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016)?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.