Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0217 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0217 t per square kilometre for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.0217 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 t per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Malawi 99th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 — Production, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0031 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0029 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.003 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0027 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0033 t per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 0.003 t per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0034 t per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 0.003 t per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0027 t per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1972 | 0.003 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.003 t per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.003 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0032 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.003 t per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 t per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0032 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 t per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0058 t per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0056 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0068 t per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0062 t per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0056 t per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0056 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0041 t per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 t per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0038 t per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 t per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0034 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0034 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0036 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0056 t per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0068 t per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0118 t per square kilometre | +131.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 t per square kilometre | -46.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0091 t per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0097 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0098 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0099 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0105 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0113 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0119 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0151 t per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0134 t per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0136 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0142 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.014 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0162 t per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0177 t per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0176 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0183 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0209 t per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0217 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0217 t per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0351 t per square kilometre, 62% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0217 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0237 t per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre 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 | +131.7% | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | 0.0118 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.003 t per square kilometre | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | 0.0034 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0031 t per square kilometre | 0.0027 t per square kilometre | 0.0033 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.005 t per square kilometre | 0.0032 t per square kilometre | 0.0068 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 t per square kilometre | 0.0031 t per square kilometre | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.008 t per square kilometre | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | 0.0118 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0138 t per square kilometre | 0.0105 t per square kilometre | 0.0177 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0196 t per square kilometre | 0.0176 t per square kilometre | 0.0217 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 96 Uganda 0.0237 t per square kilometre compare
- 97 South Sudan 0.0223 t per square kilometre compare
- 98 Burundi 0.0217 t per square kilometre compare
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0211 t per square kilometre compare
- 101 Luxembourg 0.0194 t per square kilometre compare
- 102 Dominican Republic 0.0191 t per square kilometre compare
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 — production, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.0217 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0217 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 t per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Malawi rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 99th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. 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 sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, 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 — Production 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 — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production 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 — Production 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.