How does Malawi rank for chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area?

Malawi ranks 119th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.

Is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Malawi data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Malawi

Name: Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Malawi
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Malawi: Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.03 LSU/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.03 LSU/ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

119th

of 189 countries

All-time high

0.03 LSU/ha

in 1988

All-time low

0.01 LSU/ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Malawi, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.03 LSU/ha for chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Malawi peaked at 0.03 LSU/ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.01 LSU/ha, in 1961.

That places Malawi 119th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0111 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.022 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near Malawi

119 Armenia 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 Bulgaria 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 Canada 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 Guinea-Bissau 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 Haiti 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 Ireland 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 Latvia 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 Lithuania 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 Montenegro 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 New Caledonia 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 New Zealand 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 Nigeria 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 Oman 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 Papua New Guinea 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 Serbia and Montenegro 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 Tajikistan 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 Uganda 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 Uruguay 0.03 LSU/ha compare
119 Yemen 0.03 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

More environment data for Malawi

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 79.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2024)
Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.3 Percentage change (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 184.34 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Malawi?: Chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area in Malawi was 0.03 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 0.03 LSU/ha in 1988.
What is the lowest chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1961.
How does Malawi rank for chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area?: Malawi ranks 119th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Chickens — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit: LSU/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,893 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.