Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in Malawi
Malawi: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing was 6.71 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Malawi stood at 6.71 An per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Malawi peaked at 6.71 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3479 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malawi 30th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 — Producing in Malawi, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3479 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3808 An per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4285 An per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.42 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4211 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4503 An per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.543 An per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5767 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.592 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.596 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6048 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.586 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6399 An per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6952 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6954 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6497 An per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7348 An per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7488 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7682 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8379 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9137 An per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9546 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7986 An per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8011 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5399 An per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8497 An per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8166 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8485 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8167 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8851 An per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8991 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9133 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9334 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7955 An per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7955 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.17 An per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6364 An per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7531 An per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7531 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9016 An per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 2.15 An per square kilometre | +113.1% |
| 2003 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.17 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.27 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.32 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.54 An per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 2.59 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.57 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.12 An per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 3.27 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 3.43 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 3.63 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 3.82 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 4.05 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 4.05 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.38 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 4.79 An per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 5.41 An per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 5.62 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.81 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 6.42 An per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 6.71 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 6.71 An per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.92 An per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 6.71 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.76 An per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +113.1% | 1.01 An per square kilometre | 2.15 An per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +57.4% | 0.5399 An per square kilometre | 0.8497 An per square kilometre |
| 1997 | -45.5% | 1.17 An per square kilometre | 0.6364 An per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +46.7% | 0.7955 An per square kilometre | 1.17 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4623 An per square kilometre | 0.3479 An per square kilometre | 0.592 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6719 An per square kilometre | 0.586 An per square kilometre | 0.7682 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8177 An per square kilometre | 0.5399 An per square kilometre | 0.9546 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8531 An per square kilometre | 0.6364 An per square kilometre | 1.17 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 An per square kilometre | 0.9016 An per square kilometre | 2.59 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.99 An per square kilometre | 3.12 An per square kilometre | 5.41 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.14 An per square kilometre | 5.62 An per square kilometre | 6.71 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 — producing in Malawi?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Malawi was 6.71 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3479 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing?
- Malawi ranks 30th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.0%. 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.