Sugar cane — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malawi
Malawi: Sugar cane — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 73.97 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malawi, 1966–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane — gross per capita production index number in Malawi stood at 73.97.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — gross per capita production index number in Malawi peaked at 145.82 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 4.37, in 1966.
That places Malawi 60th out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Sugar cane — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 4.37 | — |
| 1967 | 21.57 | +393.6% |
| 1968 | 25.98 | +20.4% |
| 1969 | 37.28 | +43.5% |
| 1970 | 33.63 | -9.8% |
| 1971 | 32.79 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 35.28 | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 56.69 | +60.7% |
| 1974 | 53.06 | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 71.51 | +34.8% |
| 1976 | 94.27 | +31.8% |
| 1977 | 92.35 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 91.11 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 98.55 | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 127.59 | +29.5% |
| 1981 | 140.91 | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 145.82 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 137.88 | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 113.73 | -17.5% |
| 1985 | 106.32 | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 109.31 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 107.47 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 104.9 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 98.89 | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 101.29 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 97.05 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 89.5 | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 95.09 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 97.78 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 100.24 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 102.5 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 118.21 | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 93.12 | -21.2% |
| 2004 | 90.74 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 100.96 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 100.26 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 99.46 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 106.28 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 97.55 | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 98.36 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 95.54 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 106.59 | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 106.95 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 106.04 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 101.67 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 92.29 | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 82.49 | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 84.63 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 81.79 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 81.82 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.03 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 76.06 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 67.79 | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 73.97 | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.3 | 4.37 | 37.28 | 4 |
| 1970s | 65.92 | 32.79 | 98.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 119.28 | 98.89 | 145.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.14 | 89.5 | 101.29 | 5 |
| 2000s | 100.93 | 90.74 | 118.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.64 | 81.79 | 106.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.93 | 67.79 | 81.82 | 5 |
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- 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 sugar cane — gross per capita production index number in Malawi?
- Sugar cane — gross per capita production index number in Malawi was 73.97 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar cane — gross per capita production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 145.82 in 1982.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — gross per capita production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.37 in 1966.
- How does Malawi rank for sugar cane — gross per capita production index number?
- Malawi ranks 60th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. 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 Sugar cane — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.