Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Malawi
Malawi: Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight was 431 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Malawi is 431 kg/An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Malawi peaked at 596 kg/An in 2014 and was at its lowest, 296 kg/An, in 1970.
That places Malawi 197th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 300 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 300 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 300 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 300 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 300 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 300 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 300 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 300 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 300 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 296 kg/An | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 298 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 299 kg/An | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 300 kg/An | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 300 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 345 kg/An | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 448 kg/An | +29.9% |
| 1977 | 451 kg/An | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 478 kg/An | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 455 kg/An | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 459 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 460 kg/An | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 461 kg/An | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 461 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 460 kg/An | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 460 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 461 kg/An | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 462 kg/An | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 461 kg/An | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 460 kg/An | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 460 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 461 kg/An | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 454 kg/An | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 450 kg/An | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 456 kg/An | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 457 kg/An | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 457 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 440 kg/An | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 476 kg/An | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 453 kg/An | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 461 kg/An | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 474 kg/An | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 447 kg/An | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 453 kg/An | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 443 kg/An | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 453 kg/An | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 447 kg/An | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 451 kg/An | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 451 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 482 kg/An | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 481 kg/An | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 480 kg/An | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 553 kg/An | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 462 kg/An | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 596 kg/An | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 458 kg/An | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 518 kg/An | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 525 kg/An | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 452 kg/An | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 446 kg/An | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 438 kg/An | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 438 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 436 kg/An | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 433 kg/An | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 431 kg/An | -0.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 431 kg/An is above the median for low income countries, which is 387 kg/An, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 431 kg/An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 431 kg/An, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +29.9% | 345 kg/An | 448 kg/An |
| 2014 | +29.0% | 462 kg/An | 596 kg/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 300 kg/An | 300 kg/An | 300 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 367 kg/An | 296 kg/An | 478 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 460.5 kg/An | 459 kg/An | 462 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 456.4 kg/An | 440 kg/An | 476 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 456.2 kg/An | 443 kg/An | 482 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 497.1 kg/An | 446 kg/An | 596 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 435.2 kg/An | 431 kg/An | 438 kg/An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1965 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2798 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
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- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Malawi?
- Raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight in Malawi was 431 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 596 kg/An in 2014.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 296 kg/An in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight?
- Malawi ranks 197th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of cattle — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.