Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) in Malawi
Malawi: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) was 57.03 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) in Malawi is 57.03 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) in Malawi peaked at 57.03 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7078 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Malawi 1st out of 139 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.827 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8366 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.8056 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.8151 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.821 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.8415 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.887 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9039 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7292 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7078 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7649 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.917 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1973 | 2.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | +121.2% |
| 1974 | 2.08 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 2.12 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 2.17 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 2.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.27 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 2.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.36 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 2.42 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 2.45 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.91 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1984 | 2.36 1000 USD per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1985 | 2.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 2.28 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 2.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 2.07 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 2.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 2.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 5.31 1000 USD per square kilometre | +141.5% |
| 1997 | 7.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 1998 | 10.46 1000 USD per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 1999 | 12.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 19.98 1000 USD per square kilometre | +65.2% |
| 2001 | 25.95 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2002 | 12.35 1000 USD per square kilometre | -52.4% |
| 2003 | 15.35 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 19.7 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 15.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 21.41 1000 USD per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2007 | 25.52 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 27.09 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 30.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 32.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 32.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 37.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 39.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 38.59 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 38.87 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 39.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 43.52 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 45.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 48.91 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 52.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 55.65 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 56.25 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 57.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
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 | +141.5% | 2.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5.31 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +121.2% | 0.917 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.03 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +65.2% | 12.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | 19.98 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2002 | -52.4% | 25.95 1000 USD per square kilometre | 12.35 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +43.5% | 7.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10.46 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +41.3% | 15.16 1000 USD per square kilometre | 21.41 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8297 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7292 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9039 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.76 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7078 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.3 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.24 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.91 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.45 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.47 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | 12.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.29 1000 USD per square kilometre | 12.35 1000 USD per square kilometre | 30.38 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.59 1000 USD per square kilometre | 32.2 1000 USD per square kilometre | 48.91 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.33 1000 USD per square kilometre | 52.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | 57.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 57.03 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, 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 57.03 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7078 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for roots and tubers, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016)?
- Malawi ranks 1st out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.