Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre was 0.7977 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.7977 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
14th
of 163 countries
All-time high
0.7977 t per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0198 t per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.7977 t per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 122.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.7977 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0198 t per square kilometre, in 1963.
Malawi ranks 14th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0233 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0217 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0198 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0211 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0204 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0205 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0272 t per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0285 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0259 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0272 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.027 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0249 t per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0284 t per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0294 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0315 t per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 0.035 t per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0335 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.028 t per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0281 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0306 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0331 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0299 t per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0338 t per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0374 t per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0363 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0384 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.038 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0377 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0357 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0362 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0397 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0404 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0361 t per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0355 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0514 t per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0635 t per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0648 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0675 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0935 t per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2001 | 0.115 t per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1059 t per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1093 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1402 t per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1151 t per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1628 t per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1913 t per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2173 t per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2379 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2611 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3061 t per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3278 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3586 t per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3972 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4359 t per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4891 t per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5133 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5648 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5522 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5878 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6494 t per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7689 t per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7977 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.7977 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1374 t per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.7977 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1031 t per square kilometre, 7.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0233 t per square kilometre | 0.0198 t per square kilometre | 0.0285 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0291 t per square kilometre | 0.0249 t per square kilometre | 0.035 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0343 t per square kilometre | 0.0281 t per square kilometre | 0.0384 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0471 t per square kilometre | 0.0355 t per square kilometre | 0.0675 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1488 t per square kilometre | 0.0935 t per square kilometre | 0.2379 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4206 t per square kilometre | 0.2611 t per square kilometre | 0.5648 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7009 t per square kilometre | 0.5878 t per square kilometre | 0.7977 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 11 Grenada 0.9143 t per square kilometre compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 0.8907 t per square kilometre compare
- 13 Albania 0.8445 t per square kilometre compare
- 15 Tajikistan 0.7578 t per square kilometre compare
- 16 Lebanon 0.6932 t per square kilometre compare
- 17 Qatar 0.6111 t per square kilometre 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 sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.7977 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7977 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0198 t per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Malawi rank for sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 14th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.4%. 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 — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 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.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 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.