Raw milk of goats — Milk Animals in Malawi
Malawi: Raw milk of goats — Milk Animals was 2.61 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Raw milk of goats — Milk Animals in Malawi, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, raw milk of goats — milk animals in Malawi stood at 2.61 million An. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 103.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of goats — milk animals in Malawi peaked at 2.61 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 249,922 An, in 1995.
Malawi ranks 15th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Raw milk of goats — Milk Animals in Malawi, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 250,754 An | — |
| 1992 | 273,870 An | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 282,472 An | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 253,010 An | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 249,922 An | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 349,480 An | +39.8% |
| 1997 | 420,422 An | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 427,602 An | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 389,214 An | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 448,586 An | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 444,391 An | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 442,445 An | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 455,340 An | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 500,846 An | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 509,564 An | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 583,000 An | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 671,048 An | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 750,413 An | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 825,903 An | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 907,848 An | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million An | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 1.11 million An | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 1.19 million An | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.29 million An | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million An | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.55 million An | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million An | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.72 million An | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 1.99 million An | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 2.11 million An | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 2.18 million An | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.36 million An | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 2.48 million An | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 2.61 million An | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 321,861 An | 249,922 An | 427,602 An | 9 |
| 2000s | 563,154 An | 442,445 An | 825,903 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 million An | 907,848 An | 1.99 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 million An | 2.11 million An | 2.61 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 12 Kenya 5.42 million An compare
- 13 Algeria 2.97 million An compare
- 14 Afghanistan 2.81 million An compare
- 16 Saudi Arabia 2.58 million An compare
- 17 Nepal 2.43 million An compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 2.35 million An compare
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 goats — milk animals in Malawi?
- Raw milk of goats — milk animals in Malawi was 2.61 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest raw milk of goats — milk animals recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest raw milk of goats — milk animals recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 249,922 An in 1995.
- How does Malawi rank for raw milk of goats — milk animals?
- Malawi ranks 15th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is raw milk of goats — milk animals rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 goats — Milk Animals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.