Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number in Malawi
Malawi: Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number was 93.86 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number in Malawi, 1966–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar cane — gross production index number in Malawi is 93.86, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — gross production index number in Malawi peaked at 103.27 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.08, in 1966.
Malawi ranks 51st of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar cane — Gross Production Index Number in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1.08 | — |
| 1967 | 5.44 | +403.7% |
| 1968 | 6.72 | +23.5% |
| 1969 | 9.88 | +47.0% |
| 1970 | 9.13 | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 9.13 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10.08 | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 16.62 | +64.9% |
| 1974 | 15.98 | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 22.15 | +38.6% |
| 1976 | 30.07 | +35.8% |
| 1977 | 30.38 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 31.02 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 34.81 | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 46.84 | +34.6% |
| 1981 | 53.8 | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 57.92 | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 56.97 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 48.87 | -14.2% |
| 1985 | 47.47 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 50.64 | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 52.22 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 53.8 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 53.17 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 56.65 | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 58.87 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 55.39 | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 60.13 | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 63.3 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 66.46 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 69.63 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 82.29 | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 66.46 | -19.2% |
| 2004 | 66.46 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75.96 | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 77.54 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 79.12 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 87.03 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 82.29 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 85.45 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 85.45 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.11 | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 101.28 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 103.27 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 101.78 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 94.95 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 87.19 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 91.88 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 91.18 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 93.64 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 94 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 91.66 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 83.82 | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 93.86 | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.78 | 1.08 | 9.88 | 4 |
| 1970s | 20.94 | 9.13 | 34.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.17 | 46.84 | 57.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.87 | 55.39 | 63.3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 75.32 | 66.46 | 87.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.05 | 85.45 | 103.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4 | 83.82 | 94 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane — gross production index number in Malawi?
- Sugar cane — gross production index number in Malawi was 93.86 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar cane — gross production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 103.27 in 2014.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — gross production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 in 1966.
- How does Malawi rank for sugar cane — gross production index number?
- Malawi ranks 51st out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane — gross production index number rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.