Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita was 0.0076 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.0076 An per person.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0138 An per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 An per person, in 2002.
That places Malawi 128th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0097 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0097 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0097 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.01 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0107 An per person | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0112 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0116 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0118 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0119 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0117 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.012 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0098 An per person | -18.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0131 An per person | +34.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0119 An per person | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0138 An per person | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0136 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0121 An per person | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.012 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0122 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0118 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0124 An per person | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0122 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.012 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.012 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0125 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0119 An per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0118 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0091 An per person | -22.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0086 An per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0084 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0091 An per person | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0096 An per person | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0078 An per person | -18.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0067 An per person | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0068 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0071 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0069 An per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0068 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0066 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0032 An per person | -51.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 An per person | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 An per person | +80.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0073 An per person | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0043 An per person | -41.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 An per person | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 An per person | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0058 An per person | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 An per person | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0069 An per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0067 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0064 An per person | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0065 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0067 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0066 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 An per person | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0074 An per person | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0074 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0073 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0074 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0075 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0076 An per person | +1.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0076 An per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0627 An per person, 12% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0076 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0425 An per person, 18% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita 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 | +80.7% | 0.0035 An per person | 0.0063 An per person |
| 2002 | -51.8% | 0.0066 An per person | 0.0032 An per person |
| 2006 | -41.0% | 0.0073 An per person | 0.0043 An per person |
| 1973 | +34.1% | 0.0098 An per person | 0.0131 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0107 An per person | 0.0097 An per person | 0.0119 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0122 An per person | 0.0098 An per person | 0.0138 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0114 An per person | 0.0086 An per person | 0.0125 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0076 An per person | 0.0067 An per person | 0.0096 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0054 An per person | 0.0032 An per person | 0.0073 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 An per person | 0.0064 An per person | 0.0074 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0075 An per person | 0.0073 An per person | 0.0076 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Malawi?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita in Malawi was 0.0076 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0138 An per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 An per person in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 128th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.