Malawi vs Niger: Number of poultry birds
Malawi
20.04 million animals
in 2024
Niger
21.02 million animals
in 2024
Malawi rank
103rd
Niger rank
100th
Number of poultry birds over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 21.02 million animals against 20.04 million animals in Malawi, a difference of 985,000 animals.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Malawi ranks 103rd and Niger ranks 100th of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.79 million animals | 6.04 million animals | 2.25 million animals | Niger |
| 1970s | 7.55 million animals | 8.23 million animals | 675,800 animals | Niger |
| 1980s | 9.59 million animals | 9.37 million animals | 224,300 animals | Malawi |
| 1990s | 13.09 million animals | 10.66 million animals | 2.43 million animals | Malawi |
| 2000s | 15.07 million animals | 12.10 million animals | 2.97 million animals | Malawi |
| 2010s | 17.76 million animals | 18.37 million animals | 604,100 animals | Niger |
| 2020s | 19.69 million animals | 20.82 million animals | 1.12 million animals | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of poultry birds, Malawi or Niger?
- Niger, at 21.02 million animals against 20.04 million animals in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of poultry birds between Malawi and Niger?
- 985,000 animals, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for number of poultry birds?
- Malawi ranks 103rd and Niger ranks 100th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of poultry birds. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.