Cassava, fresh — Producer Price in Malawi
Malawi: Cassava, fresh — Producer Price was 247,731 SLC in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Producer Price in Malawi, 1996–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 247,731 SLC for cassava, fresh — producer price in 2017. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 450.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — producer price in Malawi peaked at 247,731 SLC in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,292 SLC, in 1997.
That places Malawi 14th out of 63 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Producer Price in Malawi, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3,341 SLC | — |
| 1997 | 3,292 SLC | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 5,339 SLC | +62.2% |
| 2000 | 7,004 SLC | +31.2% |
| 2001 | 8,594 SLC | +22.7% |
| 2002 | 12,309 SLC | +43.2% |
| 2003 | 12,689 SLC | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 13,993 SLC | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 30,000 SLC | +114.4% |
| 2006 | 35,000 SLC | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 45,000 SLC | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 47,000 SLC | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 54,788 SLC | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 53,346 SLC | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 56,602 SLC | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 69,106 SLC | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 101,123 SLC | +46.3% |
| 2014 | 141,447 SLC | +39.9% |
| 2015 | 190,180 SLC | +34.5% |
| 2016 | 234,485 SLC | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 247,731 SLC | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,991 SLC | 3,292 SLC | 5,339 SLC | 3 |
| 2000s | 26,638 SLC | 7,004 SLC | 54,788 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 136,752 SLC | 53,346 SLC | 247,731 SLC | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 11 Costa Rica 395,370 SLC compare
- 12 Madagascar 340,000 SLC compare
- 13 Mali 266,435 SLC compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 246,040 SLC compare
- 16 Guyana 190,000 SLC compare
- 17 Senegal 154,143 SLC compare
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 42,016 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 10.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.143 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 96.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 11.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 250.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 168,173 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava, fresh — producer price in Malawi?
- Cassava, fresh — producer price in Malawi was 247,731 SLC in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — producer price recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 247,731 SLC in 2017.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — producer price recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,292 SLC in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for cassava, fresh — producer price?
- Malawi ranks 14th out of 63 countries with data for 2017.
- Is cassava, fresh — producer price rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 450.5%. 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 Cassava, fresh — Producer Price (SLC/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.