Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0311 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Malawi is 0.0311 animals per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0311 animals per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 animals per person, in 1997.
Malawi ranks 88th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0088 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0094 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0104 animals per person | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0099 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0097 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0101 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0119 animals per person | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0123 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0123 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0121 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.012 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0113 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0121 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0127 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0124 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0113 animals per person | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0123 animals per person | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0122 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.012 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0126 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0132 animals per person | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0133 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0107 animals per person | -19.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0103 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0067 animals per person | -35.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0101 animals per person | +51.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0093 animals per person | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0091 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0084 animals per person | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0086 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0085 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0086 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0074 animals per person | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0074 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 animals per person | +43.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0057 animals per person | -46.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 animals per person | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0064 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 animals per person | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0082 animals per person | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.017 animals per person | +108.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0172 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0164 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0166 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0165 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0177 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0175 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0168 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0198 animals per person | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0202 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0206 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0212 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0216 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0223 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0218 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0229 animals per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0244 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0268 animals per person | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0271 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0273 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0294 animals per person | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.03 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0311 animals per person | +3.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0311 animals per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0269 animals per person, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0311 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +108.0% | 0.0082 animals per person | 0.017 animals per person |
| 1986 | +51.7% | 0.0067 animals per person | 0.0101 animals per person |
| 1997 | -46.5% | 0.0106 animals per person | 0.0057 animals per person |
| 1996 | +43.8% | 0.0074 animals per person | 0.0106 animals per person |
| 1985 | -35.2% | 0.0103 animals per person | 0.0067 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0105 animals per person | 0.0088 animals per person | 0.0123 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.012 animals per person | 0.0113 animals per person | 0.0127 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0104 animals per person | 0.0067 animals per person | 0.0133 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0078 animals per person | 0.0057 animals per person | 0.0106 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0152 animals per person | 0.0075 animals per person | 0.0177 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0222 animals per person | 0.0198 animals per person | 0.0268 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.029 animals per person | 0.0271 animals per person | 0.0311 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1965 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2798 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Malawi?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Malawi was 0.0311 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0311 animals per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 animals per person in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 88th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- 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
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.