Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 29.14 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Malawi stood at 29.14 An per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 102.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 29.14 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3818 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malawi 20th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3818 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3924 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4031 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4243 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4667 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4985 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.5303 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5515 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5728 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5728 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6046 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.507 An per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6979 An per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6502 An per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7743 An per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7849 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7213 An per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7425 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7828 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7828 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8591 An per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8751 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8952 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9355 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.997 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.04 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8475 An per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1989 | 0.839 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8485 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 3.95 An per square kilometre | +366.1% |
| 1992 | 4.27 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 4.14 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 3.72 An per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 3.68 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 4.77 An per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1997 | 5.59 An per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 5.66 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 5.27 An per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 5.93 An per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 5.91 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.46 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 5.64 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 6.81 An per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 6.89 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.32 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 8.38 An per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 9.36 An per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 10.24 An per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 11.29 An per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 12.54 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 13.56 An per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 14.43 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 15.55 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 16.9 An per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 18.5 An per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 19 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 20.43 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 23.56 An per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 24.94 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 25.64 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 27.72 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 29.14 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4691 An per square kilometre | 0.3818 An per square kilometre | 0.5728 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6838 An per square kilometre | 0.507 An per square kilometre | 0.7849 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9078 An per square kilometre | 0.7828 An per square kilometre | 1.04 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.19 An per square kilometre | 0.8485 An per square kilometre | 5.66 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.19 An per square kilometre | 5.46 An per square kilometre | 10.24 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.58 An per square kilometre | 11.29 An per square kilometre | 23.56 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.86 An per square kilometre | 24.94 An per square kilometre | 29.14 An per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Malawi was 29.14 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 29.14 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3818 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 20th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.0%. 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 Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk, Total — Milk Animals 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 — Milk Animals ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals 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 — Milk Animals 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.