Chicken meat yields per animal in Malawi
Malawi: Chicken meat yields per animal was 3.06 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat yields per animal in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat yields per animal in Malawi is 3.06, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat yields per animal in Malawi peaked at 3.06 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.799, in 2005.
Malawi ranks 4th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8117 | 0.799 | 0.907 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 | 0.883 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 | 2.42 | 3.06 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 30.0% (2025)
- Rural population 18.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 82.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 30.03 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 30.03 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.04 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat yields per animal in Malawi?
- Chicken meat yields per animal in Malawi was 3.06 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.06 in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.799 in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for chicken meat yields per animal?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat yields per animal rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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