Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Malawi
Malawi: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0311 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Malawi stood at 0.0311 An per person. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Malawi peaked at 0.0311 An per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 An per person, in 1997.
Malawi ranks 79th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Malawi, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0088 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0094 An per person | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0104 An per person | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0099 An per person | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0097 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0101 An per person | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0119 An per person | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0123 An per person | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0123 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0121 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.012 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0113 An per person | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0121 An per person | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0127 An per person | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0124 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0113 An per person | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0123 An per person | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0122 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.012 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0126 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0132 An per person | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0133 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0107 An per person | -19.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0103 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0067 An per person | -35.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0101 An per person | +51.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0093 An per person | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0091 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0084 An per person | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0086 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0085 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0086 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0074 An per person | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0074 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 An per person | +43.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0057 An per person | -46.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 An per person | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0064 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 An per person | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0082 An per person | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.017 An per person | +108.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0172 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0164 An per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0166 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0165 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0177 An per person | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0175 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0168 An per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0198 An per person | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0202 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0206 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0212 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0216 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0223 An per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0218 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0229 An per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0244 An per person | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0268 An per person | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0271 An per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0273 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0294 An per person | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.03 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0311 An per person | +3.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0311 An per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0289 An per person, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0311 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0265 An per person, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +108.0% | 0.0082 An per person | 0.017 An per person |
| 1986 | +51.7% | 0.0067 An per person | 0.0101 An per person |
| 1997 | -46.5% | 0.0106 An per person | 0.0057 An per person |
| 1996 | +43.8% | 0.0074 An per person | 0.0106 An per person |
| 1985 | -35.2% | 0.0103 An per person | 0.0067 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0105 An per person | 0.0088 An per person | 0.0123 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.012 An per person | 0.0113 An per person | 0.0127 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0104 An per person | 0.0067 An per person | 0.0133 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0078 An per person | 0.0057 An per person | 0.0106 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0152 An per person | 0.0075 An per person | 0.0177 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0222 An per person | 0.0198 An per person | 0.0268 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.029 An per person | 0.0271 An per person | 0.0311 An per person | 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Malawi?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Malawi was 0.0311 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0311 An per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 An per person in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Malawi ranks 79th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.