Raw milk of cattle — Production, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Raw milk of cattle — Production, per capita was 0.0033 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Raw milk of cattle — Production, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of cattle — production, per capita in Malawi is 0.0033 t per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — production, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0061 t per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 t per person, in 2002.
That places Malawi 143rd 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 — Production, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0029 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0029 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0029 t per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.003 t per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0032 t per person | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0034 t per person | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0035 t per person | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0035 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0036 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0035 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0036 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0029 t per person | -18.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0039 t per person | +34.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 t per person | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0048 t per person | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0061 t per person | +27.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 t per person | -10.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0058 t per person | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0056 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0054 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0057 t per person | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0056 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0055 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0055 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0057 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0055 t per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0055 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0042 t per person | -23.0% |
| 1989 | 0.004 t per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0039 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 t per person | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 t per person | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 t per person | -19.4% |
| 1994 | 0.003 t per person | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 t per person | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 t per person | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 t per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 t per person | -54.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 t per person | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 t per person | +76.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 t per person | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 t per person | -41.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 t per person | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 t per person | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 t per person | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 t per person | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 t per person | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 t per person | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 0.003 t per person | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 t per person | +31.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 t per person | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 t per person | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 t per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 t per person | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 t per person | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0032 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 t per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0033 t per person | +0.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0033 t per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0145 t per person, 23% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0033 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0134 t per person, 25% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of cattle — Production, 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 | +76.9% | 0.0016 t per person | 0.0028 t per person |
| 2002 | -54.6% | 0.0031 t per person | 0.0014 t per person |
| 2006 | -41.8% | 0.0033 t per person | 0.0019 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 t per person | 0.0029 t per person | 0.0036 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0045 t per person | 0.0029 t per person | 0.0061 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 t per person | 0.004 t per person | 0.0057 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 t per person | 0.003 t per person | 0.0043 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 t per person | 0.0014 t per person | 0.0033 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 t per person | 0.003 t per person | 0.0039 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 t per person | 0.0032 t per person | 0.0033 t 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 — production, per capita in Malawi?
- Raw milk of cattle — production, per capita in Malawi was 0.0033 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — production, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0061 t per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — production, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 t per person in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for raw milk of cattle — production, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 143rd out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — production, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Raw milk of cattle — Production 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 — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Raw milk of cattle — Production 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 — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.