Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Malawi
Malawi: Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 9 kg/An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 9 kg/An for meat of goat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of goat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Malawi peaked at 12 kg/An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8 kg/An, in 2009.
Malawi ranks 193rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 kg/An | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 9 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 kg/An | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 kg/An | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 9 kg/An | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 10 kg/An | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 9 kg/An | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 9 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 kg/An | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 9 kg/An | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 9 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 kg/An | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 8 kg/An | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 8 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 kg/An | +12.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 9 kg/An is below the median for low income countries, which is 11 kg/An, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 9 kg/An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12 kg/An, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 kg/An | 12 kg/An | 12 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 12 kg/An | 12 kg/An | 12 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 12 kg/An | 12 kg/An | 12 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 12 kg/An | 12 kg/An | 12 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 10 kg/An | 8 kg/An | 12 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1 kg/An | 8 kg/An | 10 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2 kg/An | 8 kg/An | 9 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 193 Czechia 9 kg/An compare
- 193 Eritrea 9 kg/An compare
- 193 Ethiopia PDR 9 kg/An compare
- 193 Fiji 9 kg/An compare
- 193 France 9 kg/An compare
- 193 Liberia 9 kg/An compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9 kg/An compare
- 193 Sierra Leone 9 kg/An compare
- 193 Sudan 9 kg/An compare
- 193 Melanesia 9 kg/An compare
- 193 Eritrea 9 kg/An compare
- 193 Fiji 9 kg/An compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
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- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1965 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2798 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
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- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of goat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Malawi?
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Malawi was 9 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of goat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 12 kg/An in 1961.
- What is the lowest meat of goat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 kg/An in 2009.
- How does Malawi rank for meat of goat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
- Malawi ranks 193rd out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of goat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.