Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 1.69 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.69 An per square kilometre for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 1.69 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3818 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 96th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — 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 | 0.9546 An per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 1.03 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8485 An per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7213 An per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7319 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7425 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7955 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7849 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7955 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8061 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8167 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4031 An per square kilometre | -50.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4518 An per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8379 An per square kilometre | +85.4% |
| 2005 | 0.997 An per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6046 An per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7 An per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8337 An per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8888 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 1.03 An per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 1.11 An per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 1.12 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.15 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.21 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.25 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.27 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.36 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 1.49 An per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 1.54 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.55 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.61 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.69 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.69 An per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.8 An per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.69 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.88 An per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, 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 | +85.4% | 0.4518 An per square kilometre | 0.8379 An per square kilometre |
| 2002 | -50.6% | 0.8167 An per square kilometre | 0.4031 An per square kilometre |
| 2006 | -39.4% | 0.997 An per square kilometre | 0.6046 An per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +37.7% | 0.507 An per square kilometre | 0.6979 An per square kilometre |
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 | 0.8252 An per square kilometre | 0.7213 An per square kilometre | 1.03 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.734 An per square kilometre | 0.4031 An per square kilometre | 0.997 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 An per square kilometre | 1.03 An per square kilometre | 1.49 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 An per square kilometre | 1.54 An per square kilometre | 1.69 An per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 square kilometre in Malawi?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Malawi was 1.69 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — 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 raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 96th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. 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 Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Raw milk of cattle — 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
Raw milk of cattle — 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.