Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Malawi
Malawi: Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 673,338 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Malawi is 673,338 An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Malawi peaked at 673,338 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32,800 An, in 1961.
That places Malawi 66th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Malawi, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32,800 An | — |
| 1962 | 35,900 An | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 40,400 An | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 39,600 An | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 39,700 An | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 42,459 An | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 51,190 An | +20.6% |
| 1968 | 54,372 An | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 55,816 An | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 56,187 An | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 57,022 An | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 55,248 An | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 60,332 An | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 65,542 An | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 65,561 An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 61,252 An | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 69,279 An | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 70,599 An | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 72,424 An | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 79,000 An | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 86,145 An | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 90,001 An | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 75,296 An | -16.3% |
| 1984 | 75,530 An | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 50,902 An | -32.6% |
| 1986 | 80,105 An | +57.4% |
| 1987 | 76,986 An | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 80,000 An | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 77,000 An | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 83,450 An | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 84,770 An | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 86,110 An | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 88,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 75,000 An | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 75,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 110,000 An | +46.7% |
| 1997 | 60,000 An | -45.5% |
| 1998 | 71,000 An | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 71,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 85,000 An | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 95,000 An | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 202,457 An | +113.1% |
| 2003 | 209,412 An | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 204,970 An | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 213,622 An | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 218,435 An | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 239,926 An | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 244,418 An | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 242,109 An | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 294,215 An | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 308,636 An | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 323,044 An | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 342,006 An | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 359,776 An | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 381,798 An | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 382,211 An | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 412,872 An | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 451,998 An | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 509,748 An | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 529,461 An | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 547,325 An | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 604,929 An | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 632,700 An | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 673,338 An | +6.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 673,338 An is above the median for low income countries, which is 490,275 An, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 673,338 An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 281,582 An, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 | +113.1% | 95,000 An | 202,457 An |
| 1986 | +57.4% | 50,902 An | 80,105 An |
| 1997 | -45.5% | 110,000 An | 60,000 An |
| 1996 | +46.7% | 75,000 An | 110,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43,582 An | 32,800 An | 55,816 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 63,345 An | 55,248 An | 72,424 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 77,096 An | 50,902 An | 90,001 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 80,433 An | 60,000 An | 110,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 195,535 An | 85,000 An | 244,418 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 376,630 An | 294,215 An | 509,748 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 597,551 An | 529,461 An | 673,338 An | 5 |
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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 cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Malawi?
- Cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered in Malawi was 673,338 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 673,338 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,800 An in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Malawi ranks 66th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. 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 Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.