Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Malawi
Malawi: Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) was 0.4822 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.4822 1000 USD per square kilometre for milk, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Malawi peaked at 0.4822 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0756 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 103rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0756 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0777 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0798 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.084 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0924 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0987 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.105 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1092 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1134 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.112 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1191 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1384 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1288 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1766 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2321 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2147 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2344 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2351 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2374 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2612 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2661 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2724 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2843 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.306 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3032 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3172 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2577 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2549 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2577 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2241 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2311 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2465 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2381 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2451 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2557 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.119 1000 USD per square kilometre | -53.5% |
| 2003 | 0.135 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2451 1000 USD per square kilometre | +81.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2979 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1784 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2083 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2485 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2831 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3269 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 0.353 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4102 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3361 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4534 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2015 | 0.365 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4287 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4404 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4072 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4395 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4462 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4485 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4628 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4822 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.4822 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9024 1000 USD per square kilometre, 53% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.4822 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5266 1000 USD per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 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 | +81.6% | 0.135 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2451 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2002 | -53.5% | 0.2557 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.119 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0929 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0756 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1134 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1691 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2351 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2761 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2374 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3172 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2395 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2241 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2577 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2216 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.119 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2979 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.396 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3269 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4534 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4599 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4462 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4822 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 100 Niger 0.5605 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 101 Zimbabwe 0.5266 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 102 Burkina Faso 0.5088 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 104 Kazakhstan 0.4496 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 105 Indonesia 0.368 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 106 Australia 0.3433 1000 USD 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 milk, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Malawi?
- Milk, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Malawi was 0.4822 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4822 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0756 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for milk, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand)?
- Malawi ranks 103rd out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk, total — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 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.
Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 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.