Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in Malawi
Malawi: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross was 3.16 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 3.16 1000 Int$ per square kilometre for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in 2023. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Malawi peaked at 3.16 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1872 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malawi 48th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1872 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2065 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2342 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2284 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2338 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.252 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3029 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3215 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3363 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3616 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3436 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3323 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3615 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4038 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4143 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4054 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4741 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4834 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4957 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5409 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7589 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8194 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6943 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 0.696 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4694 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7386 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7099 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7377 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.71 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7693 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 1.03 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5532 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -46.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6541 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6638 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7954 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8889 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9971 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 1.03 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9742 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 1.21 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 1.31 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 1.37 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.47 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1.55 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 1.62 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.75 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.8 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.93 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.9 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.09 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 2.28 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 2.54 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 2.59 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.69 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 3.02 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 3.16 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 3.16 1000 Int$ per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8598 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 3.16 1000 Int$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8923 1000 Int$ per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -46.2% | 1.03 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.5532 1000 Int$ per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +57.4% | 0.4694 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.7386 1000 Int$ per square kilometre |
| 1985 | -32.6% | 0.696 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.4694 1000 Int$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2559 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.1872 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.3363 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4076 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.3323 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.4957 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6875 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.4694 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.8194 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7339 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.5532 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.03 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.07 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 0.7954 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.37 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 1.47 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 2.54 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 2.59 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 3.16 1000 Int$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 45 Palestine 3.3 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 46 South Africa 3.23 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 47 Croatia 3.21 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 49 Dominica 3.12 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 50 China 3.1 1000 Int$ per square kilometre compare
- 51 Jamaica 3.1 1000 Int$ per square kilometre 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 meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Malawi?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross in Malawi was 3.16 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1872 1000 Int$ per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross?
- Malawi ranks 48th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.7%. 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 Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.