Swine / pigs — Stocks in Malawi
Malawi: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 12.14 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, swine / pigs — stocks in Malawi stood at 12.14 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 347.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Malawi peaked at 12.14 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100,479 An, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 10th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Malawi, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100,479 An | — |
| 1962 | 105,166 An | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 127,897 An | +21.6% |
| 1964 | 133,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 123,773 An | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 123,773 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 142,666 An | +15.3% |
| 1968 | 149,276 An | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 180,234 An | +20.7% |
| 1970 | 149,772 An | -16.9% |
| 1971 | 146,344 An | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 172,441 An | +17.8% |
| 1973 | 172,333 An | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 174,488 An | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 154,620 An | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 189,072 An | +22.3% |
| 1977 | 178,939 An | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 205,183 An | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 174,316 An | -15.0% |
| 1980 | 197,317 An | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 205,677 An | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 197,922 An | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 211,704 An | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 186,031 An | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 184,711 An | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 281,538 An | +52.4% |
| 1987 | 312,932 An | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 250,000 An | -20.1% |
| 1989 | 240,000 An | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 233,108 An | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 254,394 An | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 299,830 An | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 245,175 An | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 252,112 An | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 340,192 An | +34.9% |
| 1996 | 312,925 An | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 420,772 An | +34.5% |
| 1998 | 427,314 An | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 444,381 An | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 468,140 An | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 436,291 An | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 456,291 An | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 435,257 An | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 478,000 An | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 582,709 An | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 636,991 An | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 928,952 An | +45.8% |
| 2008 | 1.23 million An | +32.4% |
| 2009 | 1.44 million An | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 1.86 million An | +28.9% |
| 2011 | 2.16 million An | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 2.49 million An | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 2.75 million An | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 2.71 million An | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.16 million An | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 3.30 million An | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 3.79 million An | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 6.39 million An | +68.8% |
| 2019 | 8.38 million An | +31.2% |
| 2020 | 7.79 million An | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 10.70 million An | +37.3% |
| 2022 | 9.32 million An | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 11.51 million An | +23.5% |
| 2024 | 12.14 million An | +5.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 12.14 million An is above the median for low income countries, which is 434,193 An, 28.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 12.14 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 307,970 An, 39.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 131,807 An | 100,479 An | 180,234 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 171,751 An | 146,344 An | 205,183 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 226,783 An | 184,711 An | 312,932 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 323,020 An | 233,108 An | 444,381 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 709,636 An | 435,257 An | 1.44 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.70 million An | 1.86 million An | 8.38 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.29 million An | 7.79 million An | 12.14 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.14 million An compare
- 7 Germany 21.29 million An compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.46 million An compare
- 8 Mexico 19.86 million An compare
- 9 Canada 13.98 million An compare
- 9 Melanesia 2.34 million An compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.31 million An compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.02 million An compare
- 11 France 11.71 million An compare
- 12 Denmark 11.58 million An compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 539,088 An compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 10.85 million An compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 385,128 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 swine / pigs — stocks in Malawi?
- Swine / pigs — stocks in Malawi was 12.14 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 12.14 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,479 An in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
- Malawi ranks 10th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 347.7%. 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 Swine / pigs — 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.