Sunflower seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malawi
Malawi: Sunflower seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 115.7 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sunflower seed — gross per capita production index number in Malawi is 115.7, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 36.8% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower seed — gross per capita production index number in Malawi peaked at 196.18 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 6.13, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 22nd of 66 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.
Sunflower seed — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.13 | — |
| 1962 | 7.48 | +22.0% |
| 1963 | 7.3 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 8.55 | +17.1% |
| 1965 | 8.34 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 6.78 | -18.7% |
| 1967 | 13.23 | +95.1% |
| 1968 | 21.95 | +65.9% |
| 1969 | 68.57 | +212.4% |
| 1970 | 44.58 | -35.0% |
| 1971 | 80.99 | +81.7% |
| 1972 | 93.46 | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 91.04 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 132.91 | +46.0% |
| 1975 | 86.16 | -35.2% |
| 1976 | 146.46 | +70.0% |
| 1977 | 60.85 | -58.5% |
| 1978 | 78.41 | +28.9% |
| 1979 | 75.56 | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 63.62 | -15.8% |
| 1981 | 61.17 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 62.16 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 64.6 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 19.72 | -69.5% |
| 1985 | 23.08 | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 24.56 | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 16.23 | -33.9% |
| 1988 | 18.94 | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 27.21 | +43.7% |
| 1990 | 20.32 | -25.3% |
| 1996 | 196.18 | +865.5% |
| 1997 | 49.39 | -74.8% |
| 1998 | 19.18 | -61.2% |
| 1999 | 25.29 | +31.9% |
| 2000 | 30.16 | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 35.3 | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 39.37 | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 36.16 | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 33.34 | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 23.7 | -28.9% |
| 2006 | 47.03 | +98.4% |
| 2007 | 49.6 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 46.81 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 63.99 | +36.7% |
| 2010 | 70.48 | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 79.24 | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 90.14 | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 86.32 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 104.65 | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 93.28 | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 102.07 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 135.25 | +32.5% |
| 2018 | 124.85 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 122.52 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 122.46 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 121.32 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 115.63 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 84.58 | -26.9% |
| 2024 | 115.7 | +36.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.48 | 6.13 | 68.57 | 9 |
| 1970s | 89.04 | 44.58 | 146.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.13 | 16.23 | 64.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.07 | 19.18 | 196.18 | 5 |
| 2000s | 40.55 | 23.7 | 63.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.88 | 70.48 | 135.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.94 | 84.58 | 122.46 | 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 sunflower seed — gross per capita production index number in Malawi?
- Sunflower seed — gross per capita production index number in Malawi was 115.7 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower seed — gross per capita production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 196.18 in 1996.
- What is the lowest sunflower seed — gross per capita production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.13 in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for sunflower seed — gross per capita production index number?
- Malawi ranks 22nd out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sunflower seed — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Sunflower seed — 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.