Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Malawi
Malawi: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value was 1.44 billion 1000 SLC in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Malawi, 2014–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Malawi stood at 1.44 billion 1000 SLC. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Malawi peaked at 1.44 billion 1000 SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 760.98 million 1000 SLC, in 2014.
That places Malawi 2nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 760.98 million 1000 SLC | — |
| 2015 | 781.80 million 1000 SLC | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 806.89 million 1000 SLC | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 989.16 million 1000 SLC | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 1.02 billion 1000 SLC | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.15 billion 1000 SLC | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 1.25 billion 1000 SLC | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 1.35 billion 1000 SLC | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 1.35 billion 1000 SLC | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.38 billion 1000 SLC | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.44 billion 1000 SLC | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 919.16 million 1000 SLC | 760.98 million 1000 SLC | 1.15 billion 1000 SLC | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.35 billion 1000 SLC | 1.25 billion 1000 SLC | 1.44 billion 1000 SLC | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 30.03 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 30.03 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production value in Malawi?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production value in Malawi was 1.44 billion 1000 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 billion 1000 SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 760.98 million 1000 SLC in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for sweet potatoes — gross production value?
- Malawi ranks 2nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production value rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.6%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand SLC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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