Chicken meat production, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0051 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production, per capita in Malawi is 0.0051 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0103 tonnes per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 114th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +63.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -40.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +37.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -32.1% |
| 2007 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +35.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +127.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +29.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +68.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +42.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -46.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0051 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0014 tonnes per person, 3.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0051 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0017 tonnes per person, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +127.4% | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person |
| 2017 | +68.9% | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person |
| 1969 | +63.0% | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person |
| 2019 | -46.4% | 0.0103 tonnes per person | 0.0055 tonnes per person |
| 2002 | -40.6% | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person |
| 2018 | +42.6% | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0103 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0103 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 111 Bahrain 0.0055 tonnes per person compare
- 112 United Arab Emirates 0.0054 tonnes per person compare
- 113 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0051 tonnes per person compare
- 115 Yemen 0.005 tonnes per person compare
- 116 Albania 0.0048 tonnes per person compare
- 117 Uzbekistan 0.0048 tonnes per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1965 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2798 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Malawi?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Malawi was 0.0051 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0103 tonnes per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 114th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- 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
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.