Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Malawi
Malawi: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 14.23 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Malawi is 14.23 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 131.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Malawi peaked at 14.23 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 520,406 An, in 1963.
Malawi ranks 44th of 186 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 Goats — Stocks in Malawi, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 611,681 An | — |
| 1962 | 570,941 An | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 520,406 An | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 554,434 An | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 535,885 An | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 535,885 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 714,941 An | +33.4% |
| 1968 | 746,284 An | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 707,241 An | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 680,529 An | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 712,289 An | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 709,419 An | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 654,096 An | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 756,291 An | +15.6% |
| 1975 | 772,559 An | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 826,909 An | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 919,780 An | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 880,806 An | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 733,831 An | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 739,132 An | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 803,197 An | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 871,493 An | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 786,678 An | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 888,401 An | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 983,805 An | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 954,783 An | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.01 million An | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 1.00 million An | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 960,000 An | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 938,491 An | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 950,512 An | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.04 million An | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 1.06 million An | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 948,229 An | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 930,189 An | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.35 million An | +45.2% |
| 1997 | 1.66 million An | +23.3% |
| 1998 | 1.70 million An | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.53 million An | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 1.80 million An | +17.7% |
| 2001 | 1.78 million An | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.77 million An | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.82 million An | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.15 million An | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 2.12 million An | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.48 million An | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 2.91 million An | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 3.29 million An | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 3.68 million An | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 4.11 million An | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 4.67 million An | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 5.17 million An | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 5.61 million An | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 6.15 million An | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 6.82 million An | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 7.64 million An | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 8.00 million An | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 8.69 million An | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 10.38 million An | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 11.09 million An | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 11.48 million An | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 12.64 million An | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 13.42 million An | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 14.23 million An | +6.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 14.23 million An is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.76 million An, 85% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 14.23 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.99 million An, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 610,855 An | 520,406 An | 746,284 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 764,651 An | 654,096 An | 919,780 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 899,620 An | 739,132 An | 1.01 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 million An | 930,189 An | 1.70 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 million An | 1.77 million An | 3.68 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.72 million An | 4.11 million An | 10.38 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.57 million An | 11.09 million An | 14.23 million An | 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 goats — stocks in Malawi?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Malawi was 14.23 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 14.23 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 520,406 An in 1963.
- How does Malawi rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.3%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Stocks. 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.