Horses — Stocks in Malawi
Malawi: Horses — Stocks was 235 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Stocks in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 235 An for horses — stocks in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 119.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Malawi peaked at 844 An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30 An, in 1961.
That places Malawi 157th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Horses — Stocks in Malawi, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30 An | — |
| 1962 | 35 An | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 35 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 40 An | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 40 An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 51 An | +27.5% |
| 1967 | 44 An | -13.7% |
| 1968 | 44 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 67 An | +52.3% |
| 1970 | 39 An | -41.8% |
| 1971 | 49 An | +25.6% |
| 1972 | 81 An | +65.3% |
| 1973 | 68 An | -16.0% |
| 1974 | 71 An | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 64 An | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 48 An | -25.0% |
| 1977 | 37 An | -22.9% |
| 1978 | 69 An | +86.5% |
| 1979 | 90 An | +30.4% |
| 1980 | 54 An | -40.0% |
| 1981 | 116 An | +114.8% |
| 1982 | 110 An | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 77 An | -30.0% |
| 1984 | 77 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 78 An | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 57 An | -26.9% |
| 1987 | 50 An | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 50 An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 60 An | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 60 An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 50 An | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 45 An | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 35 An | -22.2% |
| 1994 | 35 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 37 An | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 40 An | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 42 An | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 40 An | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 42 An | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 45 An | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 45 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46 An | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 40 An | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 30 An | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 61 An | +103.3% |
| 2011 | 48 An | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 77 An | +60.4% |
| 2013 | 115 An | +49.4% |
| 2014 | 107 An | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 99 An | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 49 An | -50.5% |
| 2017 | 87 An | +77.6% |
| 2018 | 65 An | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 90 An | +38.5% |
| 2020 | 844 An | +837.8% |
| 2021 | 534 An | -36.7% |
| 2022 | 187 An | -65.0% |
| 2023 | 223 An | +19.3% |
| 2024 | 235 An | +5.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 235 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 24,628 An, 1% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 235 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,274 An, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +837.8% | 90 An | 844 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.89 An | 30 An | 67 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.6 An | 37 An | 90 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.9 An | 50 An | 116 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.6 An | 35 An | 60 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.1 An | 30 An | 46 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8 An | 48 An | 115 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 404.6 An | 187 An | 844 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 154 Suriname 344 An compare
- 155 Sao Tome and Principe 314 An compare
- 156 Cook Islands 300 An compare
- 158 Guadeloupe 200 An compare
- 159 Solomon Islands 151 An compare
- 160 Mauritius 144 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 horses — stocks in Malawi?
- Horses — stocks in Malawi was 235 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 844 An in 2020.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 An in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for horses — stocks?
- Malawi ranks 157th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.6%. 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 Horses — 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.