Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Malawi
Malawi: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index was 161.63 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 161.63 for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Malawi peaked at 161.63 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.31, in 1965.
Malawi ranks 21st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.35 | — |
| 1962 | 21.05 | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 22.22 | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 20.07 | -9.7% |
| 1965 | 19.31 | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 19.31 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 23.87 | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 22.02 | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 24.52 | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 22.02 | -10.2% |
| 1971 | 19.85 | -9.9% |
| 1972 | 21.7 | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 23.87 | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 21.7 | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 21.7 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 23.87 | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 23.11 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 23.43 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 21.7 | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 24.19 | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 23.11 | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 29.83 | +29.1% |
| 1983 | 42.31 | +41.8% |
| 1984 | 40.51 | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 49.9 | +23.2% |
| 1986 | 45.01 | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 41.21 | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 40.68 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 29.8 | -26.7% |
| 1990 | 23 | -22.8% |
| 1996 | 24.94 | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 26.58 | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 28.21 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 28.21 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 41.22 | +46.1% |
| 2001 | 49.9 | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 37.74 | -24.4% |
| 2003 | 37.35 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 86.54 | +131.7% |
| 2005 | 46.03 | -46.8% |
| 2006 | 66.79 | +45.1% |
| 2007 | 70.67 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 71.88 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 72.68 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 76.4 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 82.52 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 87.01 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 109.96 | +26.4% |
| 2014 | 98.09 | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 98.07 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 103.83 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 102.44 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 117.44 | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 129.04 | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 128.85 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 133.36 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 152.58 | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 158.23 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 161.63 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.64 | 19.31 | 24.52 | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.29 | 19.85 | 23.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.66 | 23.11 | 49.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.19 | 23 | 28.21 | 5 |
| 2000s | 58.08 | 37.35 | 86.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.48 | 76.4 | 129.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 146.93 | 128.85 | 161.63 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Malawi?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Malawi was 161.63 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 161.63 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.31 in 1965.
- How does Malawi rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index?
- Malawi ranks 21st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. 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 sheep, 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.