Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) in Malawi
Malawi: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) was 0.2541 1000 USD 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 USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) in Malawi is 0.2541 1000 USD per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) in Malawi peaked at 0.2617 1000 USD per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0144 1000 USD per person, in 1970.
That places Malawi 4th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.021 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0207 1000 USD per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0195 1000 USD per person | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0192 1000 USD per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0189 1000 USD per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0189 1000 USD per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0194 1000 USD per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0193 1000 USD per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0152 1000 USD per person | -21.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0144 1000 USD per person | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0152 1000 USD per person | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0177 1000 USD per person | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0382 1000 USD per person | +115.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0381 1000 USD per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0379 1000 USD per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0376 1000 USD per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0373 1000 USD per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0368 1000 USD per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0359 1000 USD per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0355 1000 USD per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.035 1000 USD per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.034 1000 USD per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0255 1000 USD per person | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0303 1000 USD per person | +18.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0272 1000 USD per person | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0272 1000 USD per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0244 1000 USD per person | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0223 1000 USD per person | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0225 1000 USD per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0217 1000 USD per person | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0484 1000 USD per person | +122.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0651 1000 USD per person | +34.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0914 1000 USD per person | +40.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1032 1000 USD per person | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1664 1000 USD per person | +61.2% |
| 2001 | 0.211 1000 USD per person | +26.8% |
| 2002 | 0.098 1000 USD per person | -53.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1188 1000 USD per person | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1486 1000 USD per person | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1113 1000 USD per person | -25.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1529 1000 USD per person | +37.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1772 1000 USD per person | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1828 1000 USD per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.199 1000 USD per person | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2048 1000 USD per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.203 1000 USD per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2222 1000 USD per person | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2293 1000 USD per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2189 1000 USD per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2145 1000 USD per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2105 1000 USD per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2274 1000 USD per person | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.231 1000 USD per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2424 1000 USD per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2529 1000 USD per person | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2617 1000 USD per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2578 1000 USD per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2548 1000 USD per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2541 1000 USD per person | -0.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +122.7% | 0.0217 1000 USD per person | 0.0484 1000 USD per person |
| 1973 | +115.5% | 0.0177 1000 USD per person | 0.0382 1000 USD per person |
| 2000 | +61.2% | 0.1032 1000 USD per person | 0.1664 1000 USD per person |
| 2002 | -53.6% | 0.211 1000 USD per person | 0.098 1000 USD per person |
| 1998 | +40.4% | 0.0651 1000 USD per person | 0.0914 1000 USD per person |
| 2006 | +37.4% | 0.1113 1000 USD per person | 0.1529 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0191 1000 USD per person | 0.0152 1000 USD per person | 0.021 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0309 1000 USD per person | 0.0144 1000 USD per person | 0.0382 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0284 1000 USD per person | 0.0223 1000 USD per person | 0.0355 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.066 1000 USD per person | 0.0217 1000 USD per person | 0.1032 1000 USD per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1566 1000 USD per person | 0.098 1000 USD per person | 0.211 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2204 1000 USD per person | 0.203 1000 USD per person | 0.2424 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2563 1000 USD per person | 0.2529 1000 USD per person | 0.2617 1000 USD per person | 5 |
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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 0.2541 1000 USD 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 0.2617 1000 USD 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 0.0144 1000 USD per person in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for roots and tubers, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016)?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 139 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 16.1%. 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 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.