SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture in Malawi
Malawi: SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture was 0.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture in Malawi, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture in Malawi is 0.3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture in Malawi peaked at 1 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.18, in 2001.
That places Malawi 84th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.18 | — |
| 2002 | 0.23 | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 0.28 | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 0.38 | +35.7% |
| 2005 | 0.45 | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 0.32 | -28.9% |
| 2007 | 0.89 | +178.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5 | -43.8% |
| 2009 | 0.57 | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.53 | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.43 | -18.9% |
| 2013 | 0.66 | +53.5% |
| 2014 | 0.64 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +56.2% |
| 2016 | 0.63 | -37.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.45 | -35.7% |
| 2019 | 0.44 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.38 | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.39 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.37 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.34 | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3 | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4222 | 0.18 | 0.89 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.608 | 0.43 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.356 | 0.3 | 0.39 | 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 sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture in Malawi?
- Sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture in Malawi was 0.3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
- What is the lowest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 in 2001.
- How does Malawi rank for sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture?
- Malawi ranks 84th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture Orientation Index (AOI) for Government Expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.