Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Malawi
Malawi: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 1.29 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Malawi, 2015–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Malawi is 1.29 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 247.2% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Malawi peaked at 23.19 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -1.45 % change on previous year, in 2022.
That places Malawi 38th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.63 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | 3.37 % change on previous year | +28.2% |
| 2017 | 23.19 % change on previous year | +588.9% |
| 2018 | 4.32 % change on previous year | -81.4% |
| 2019 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 2020 | 4.57 % change on previous year | +85.0% |
| 2021 | 4.83 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 2022 | -1.45 % change on previous year | -129.9% |
| 2023 | -0.874 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 2024 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -247.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | 23.19 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.67 % change on previous year | -1.45 % change on previous year | 4.83 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 35 India 1.7 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Viet Nam 1.39 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Palestine 1.37 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Angola 0.9184 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Rwanda 0.9051 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Senegal 0.8097 % change on previous year compare
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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Malawi?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Malawi was 1.29 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 23.19 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.45 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 38th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.