Eggs per bird in Malawi
Malawi: Eggs per bird was 4.44 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 2024, eggs per bird in Malawi stood at 4.44 kilograms per animal.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Malawi peaked at 4.58 kilograms per animal in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.39 kilograms per animal, in 1971.
That places Malawi 157th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4 kilograms per animal | 2.4 kilograms per animal | 2.43 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.5 kilograms per animal | 2.39 kilograms per animal | 2.6 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.35 kilograms per animal | 2.59 kilograms per animal | 4.57 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.43 kilograms per animal | 4.36 kilograms per animal | 4.5 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.38 kilograms per animal | 4.3 kilograms per animal | 4.58 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.34 kilograms per animal | 4.18 kilograms per animal | 4.42 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.44 kilograms per animal | 4.43 kilograms per animal | 4.44 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 154 Mozambique 4.59 kilograms per animal compare
- 155 Belize 4.46 kilograms per animal compare
- 156 Solomon Islands 4.46 kilograms per animal compare
- 158 Vanuatu 4.38 kilograms per animal compare
- 159 Burkina Faso 4.27 kilograms per animal compare
- 160 Suriname 4.18 kilograms per animal compare
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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.04 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Malawi?
- Eggs per bird in Malawi was 4.44 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest eggs per bird recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.58 kilograms per animal in 2003.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 kilograms per animal in 1971.
- How does Malawi rank for eggs per bird?
- Malawi ranks 157th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Eggs per bird. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.