Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Index Number in Malawi
Malawi: Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Index Number was 120.15 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Index Number in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of cattle — gross production index number in Malawi is 120.15, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — gross production index number in Malawi peaked at 120.15 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.19, in 1961.
That places Malawi 34th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Index Number in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.19 | — |
| 1962 | 18.7 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 19.21 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 20.22 | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 22.24 | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 23.75 | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 25.27 | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 26.28 | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 27.29 | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 26.96 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 28.64 | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 24.1 | -15.9% |
| 1973 | 33.29 | +38.1% |
| 1974 | 30.99 | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 42.48 | +37.1% |
| 1976 | 55.82 | +31.4% |
| 1977 | 51.66 | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 56.4 | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 56.57 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 57.11 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 62.84 | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 64.02 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 65.54 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 68.4 | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 73.62 | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 72.95 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 76.32 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 62 | -18.8% |
| 1989 | 61.32 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 62 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 53.91 | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 55.6 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 59.29 | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 57.28 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 58.96 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 61.5 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 28.61 | -53.5% |
| 2003 | 32.48 | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 58.96 | +81.5% |
| 2005 | 71.67 | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 42.91 | -40.1% |
| 2007 | 50.1 | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 59.78 | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 68.11 | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 78.63 | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 84.91 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 98.67 | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 80.85 | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 109.08 | +34.9% |
| 2015 | 87.8 | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 103.12 | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 105.95 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 97.96 | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 105.72 | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 107.34 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 107.9 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 111.32 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 116 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 120.15 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.35 | 18.19 | 27.29 | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.69 | 24.1 | 56.57 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.41 | 57.11 | 76.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.62 | 53.91 | 62 | 5 |
| 2000s | 53.31 | 28.61 | 71.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.27 | 78.63 | 109.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.54 | 107.34 | 120.15 | 5 |
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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)
- 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 raw milk of cattle — gross production index number in Malawi?
- Raw milk of cattle — gross production index number in Malawi was 120.15 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — gross production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 120.15 in 2024.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — gross production index number recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.19 in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for raw milk of cattle — gross production index number?
- Malawi ranks 34th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — gross production index number rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Raw milk of cattle — 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.