Goats — Stocks in Malawi
Malawi: Goats — Stocks was 13.79 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, goats — stocks in Malawi stood at 13.79 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 134.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Malawi peaked at 13.79 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 438,488 An, in 1963.
That places Malawi 20th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Malawi, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 529,458 An | — |
| 1962 | 493,184 An | -6.9% |
| 1963 | 438,488 An | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 480,295 An | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 464,548 An | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 464,548 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 626,121 An | +34.8% |
| 1968 | 665,007 An | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 616,961 An | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 599,393 An | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 639,079 An | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 629,901 An | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 565,580 An | -10.2% |
| 1974 | 677,089 An | +19.7% |
| 1975 | 693,374 An | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 739,088 An | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 834,586 An | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 794,438 An | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 655,084 An | -17.5% |
| 1980 | 650,203 An | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 718,154 An | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 760,947 An | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 631,071 An | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 738,547 An | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 799,094 An | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 789,300 An | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 857,410 An | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 850,000 An | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 850,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 853,324 An | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 848,716 An | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 942,296 An | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 977,126 An | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 856,314 An | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 843,362 An | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.26 million An | +49.1% |
| 1997 | 1.57 million An | +24.6% |
| 1998 | 1.60 million An | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.43 million An | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.69 million An | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 1.67 million An | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.66 million An | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.72 million An | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.92 million An | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 1.96 million An | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.30 million An | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 2.72 million An | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 3.11 million An | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 3.48 million An | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 3.89 million An | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 4.44 million An | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 4.93 million An | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 5.36 million An | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 5.88 million An | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 6.55 million An | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 7.35 million An | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 7.72 million An | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 8.37 million An | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 10.03 million An | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 10.73 million An | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 11.10 million An | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 12.24 million An | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 12.99 million An | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 13.79 million An | +6.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 13.79 million An is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.28 million An, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 13.79 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.68 million An, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 530,957 An | 438,488 An | 665,007 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 682,761 An | 565,580 An | 834,586 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 764,473 An | 631,071 An | 857,410 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 million An | 843,362 An | 1.60 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.22 million An | 1.66 million An | 3.48 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.45 million An | 3.89 million An | 10.03 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.17 million An | 10.73 million An | 13.79 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 17 Republic of Moldova 138,130 An compare
- 17 Uganda 17.40 million An compare
- 18 South Sudan 15.67 million An compare
- 18 Polynesia 34,544 An compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 4,926 An compare
- 19 Nepal 15.29 million An compare
- 19 Micronesia 4,926 An compare
- 21 Brazil 13.29 million An compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 5.45 million An compare
- 22 Somalia 11.30 million An compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 10.82 million An compare
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 goats — stocks in Malawi?
- Goats — stocks in Malawi was 13.79 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 13.79 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 438,488 An in 1963.
- How does Malawi rank for goats — stocks?
- Malawi ranks 20th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.5%. 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 Goats — Stocks. 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.