Sorghum — Producer Price in Malawi
Malawi: Sorghum — Producer Price was 389,658 SLC in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Producer Price in Malawi, 1996–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in SLC.
Analysis
In 2017, sorghum — producer price in Malawi stood at 389,658 SLC.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 473.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — producer price in Malawi peaked at 398,908 SLC in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9,660 SLC, in 1996.
That places Malawi 10th out of 61 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.
Sorghum — Producer Price in Malawi, year by year
| Year | SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9,660 SLC | — |
| 1997 | 10,180 SLC | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 22,610 SLC | +122.1% |
| 1999 | 27,640 SLC | +22.2% |
| 2000 | 29,810 SLC | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 29,690 SLC | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 39,800 SLC | +34.1% |
| 2003 | 55,100 SLC | +38.4% |
| 2004 | 55,300 SLC | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 61,000 SLC | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 73,000 SLC | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 68,000 SLC | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 77,000 SLC | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 122,995 SLC | +59.7% |
| 2010 | 131,343 SLC | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 111,331 SLC | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 164,747 SLC | +48.0% |
| 2013 | 194,231 SLC | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 267,904 SLC | +37.9% |
| 2015 | 316,500 SLC | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 398,908 SLC | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 389,658 SLC | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,522 SLC | 9,660 SLC | 27,640 SLC | 4 |
| 2000s | 61,170 SLC | 29,690 SLC | 122,995 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 246,828 SLC | 111,331 SLC | 398,908 SLC | 8 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 45.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 326.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 46.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 852.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 572,135 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4481 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — producer price in Malawi?
- Sorghum — producer price in Malawi was 389,658 SLC in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — producer price recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 398,908 SLC in 2016.
- What is the lowest sorghum — producer price recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,660 SLC in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for sorghum — producer price?
- Malawi ranks 10th out of 61 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sorghum — producer price rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 473.0%. 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 Sorghum — 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.