Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Malawi
Malawi: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 2.05 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2.05 An per square kilometre for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Malawi peaked at 2.05 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1888 An per square kilometre, in 1965.
Malawi ranks 88th of 160 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 sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Malawi, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2185 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2058 An per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2172 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1962 An per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1888 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1888 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2333 An per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2153 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2397 An per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2153 An per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1941 An per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2121 An per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2333 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2121 An per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2121 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2333 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2259 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2291 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2121 An per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2365 An per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2259 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2917 An per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4137 An per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3978 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4879 An per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4402 An per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4031 An per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3978 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2917 An per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2249 An per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2705 An per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2652 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2227 An per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1994 | 0.244 An per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2333 An per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.244 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2599 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2758 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2758 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4031 An per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4879 An per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5037 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4976 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.05 An per square kilometre | +110.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5166 An per square kilometre | -50.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8067 An per square kilometre | +56.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8539 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8671 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9183 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9853 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 1.05 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.18 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 1.24 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.27 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.32 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.46 An per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 1.62 An per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 1.65 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.73 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 1.96 An per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 2.05 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2.05 An per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.37 An per square kilometre, 86% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2.05 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.22 An per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +110.2% | 0.4976 An per square kilometre | 1.05 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2115 An per square kilometre | 0.1888 An per square kilometre | 0.2397 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.218 An per square kilometre | 0.1941 An per square kilometre | 0.2333 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3586 An per square kilometre | 0.2259 An per square kilometre | 0.4879 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2516 An per square kilometre | 0.2227 An per square kilometre | 0.2758 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.69 An per square kilometre | 0.4031 An per square kilometre | 1.05 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 An per square kilometre | 0.9853 An per square kilometre | 1.62 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 An per square kilometre | 1.65 An per square kilometre | 2.05 An per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Malawi?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Malawi was 2.05 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1888 An per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Malawi rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Malawi ranks 88th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.9%. 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 sheep, 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 sheep, 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 sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 sheep, 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.