Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.3874 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.3874 An per person.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.4309 An per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0271 An per person, in 1995.
Malawi ranks 20th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0483 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.044 An per person | -8.9% |
| 1963 | 0.039 An per person | -11.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0407 An per person | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0384 An per person | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0376 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0488 An per person | +29.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0499 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0459 An per person | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0432 An per person | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0443 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0429 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0384 An per person | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0428 An per person | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0431 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0448 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0484 An per person | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0447 An per person | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0359 An per person | -19.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0347 An per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0363 An per person | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0377 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0324 An per person | -14.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0353 An per person | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0375 An per person | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0352 An per person | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0356 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0334 An per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0318 An per person | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.029 An per person | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0285 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0304 An per person | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0305 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0275 An per person | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0271 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0386 An per person | +42.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0468 An per person | +21.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0468 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0476 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0643 An per person | +35.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0773 An per person | +20.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0936 An per person | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0943 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1065 An per person | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.083 An per person | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1176 An per person | +41.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1345 An per person | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1484 An per person | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1831 An per person | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1747 An per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1932 An per person | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.208 An per person | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2185 An per person | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2357 An per person | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2528 An per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2756 An per person | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2813 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3601 An per person | +28.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3458 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3541 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3649 An per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4231 An per person | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4309 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3874 An per person | -10.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.3874 An per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1589 An per person, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.3874 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0436 An per person | 0.0376 An per person | 0.0499 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0428 An per person | 0.0359 An per person | 0.0484 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.035 An per person | 0.0318 An per person | 0.0377 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0353 An per person | 0.0271 An per person | 0.0476 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1103 An per person | 0.0643 An per person | 0.1831 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2546 An per person | 0.1747 An per person | 0.3601 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3921 An per person | 0.3541 An per person | 0.4309 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Malawi?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Malawi was 0.3874 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4309 An per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0271 An per person in 1995.
- How does Malawi rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 20th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.