Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in Malawi
Malawi: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production was 128.21 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Malawi is 128.21, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Malawi peaked at 220.06 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.59, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 64th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.59 | — |
| 1962 | 2.77 | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 2.96 | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 3.05 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 3.23 | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 3.42 | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 3.6 | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 6.19 | +67.3% |
| 1970 | 6.74 | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 6.44 | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 6.7 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 7.21 | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 7.48 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 7.87 | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 8.43 | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 9.02 | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 9.3 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 9.7 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 9.96 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 10.24 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 10.46 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 10.63 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 10.81 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 11 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 11.29 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 11.61 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 12.14 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 12.72 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 12.8 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 16.18 | +26.4% |
| 1997 | 16.37 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 16.78 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 17.05 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 17.64 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 16.95 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 10.62 | -37.3% |
| 2003 | 12.84 | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 18.22 | +41.9% |
| 2005 | 18.27 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 12.87 | -29.6% |
| 2007 | 15.73 | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 21.98 | +39.7% |
| 2009 | 24.61 | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 27.28 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 64.31 | +135.7% |
| 2012 | 85.65 | +33.2% |
| 2013 | 89.22 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 99.17 | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 114.28 | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 86.55 | -24.3% |
| 2017 | 149.76 | +73.0% |
| 2018 | 220.06 | +46.9% |
| 2019 | 121.2 | -44.9% |
| 2020 | 140.26 | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 142.69 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 117.12 | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 122.57 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 128.21 | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5 | 2.59 | 6.19 | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.89 | 6.44 | 9.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.09 | 9.96 | 12.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.84 | 12.8 | 17.05 | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.97 | 10.62 | 24.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.75 | 27.28 | 220.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.17 | 117.12 | 142.69 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Malawi?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Malawi was 128.21 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 220.06 in 2018.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.59 in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production?
- Malawi ranks 64th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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 Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.