Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 in Malawi
Malawi: Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 was 136.91 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Index Number in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 136.91 for vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in Malawi peaked at 136.91 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.33, in 1961.
That places Malawi 32nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.33 | — |
| 1962 | 6.46 | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 6.57 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 6.7 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 6.83 | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 7.02 | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 7.27 | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 7.45 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 7.61 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 7.6 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 8.21 | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 8.5 | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 8.77 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 9.15 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 9.57 | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 10.02 | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 10.21 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 10.53 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 10.79 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 11.07 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 11.37 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 11.74 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 12.01 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 12.16 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 12.39 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 12.72 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 12.97 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 13.26 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 13.61 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 13.88 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 14.78 | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 14.28 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 14.62 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 18.64 | +27.5% |
| 2000 | 19.39 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 19.79 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 21.09 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 22.98 | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 23.73 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 25.64 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 25.51 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 26.41 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 29.86 | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 31.67 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 33.28 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 33.26 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 32.31 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 58.19 | +80.1% |
| 2014 | 99.89 | +71.7% |
| 2015 | 101.2 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 98.9 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 115.23 | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 128.81 | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 126.46 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 121.63 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 130.02 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 129.41 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 134.06 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 136.91 | +2.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 136.91 is above the median for low income countries, which is 111.5, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 136.91 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 115.18, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +80.1% | 32.31 | 58.19 |
| 2014 | +71.7% | 58.19 | 99.89 |
| 1999 | +27.5% | 14.62 | 18.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.92 | 6.33 | 7.61 | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.33 | 7.6 | 10.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.33 | 11.07 | 13.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.24 | 13.88 | 18.64 | 5 |
| 2000s | 24.61 | 19.39 | 31.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.75 | 32.31 | 128.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.41 | 121.63 | 136.91 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 29 Cabo Verde 56.24 compare
- 29 Nicaragua 143.84 compare
- 30 Azerbaijan 142.55 compare
- 31 Georgia 140.57 compare
- 33 Botswana 136.75 compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 136.48 compare
- 35 Indonesia 135.21 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1965 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2798 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in Malawi?
- Vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in Malawi was 136.91 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 136.91 in 2024.
- What is the lowest vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.33 in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number?
- Malawi ranks 32nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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 Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.