What is chickens — share in total livestock in Malawi?

Chickens — share in total livestock in Malawi was 4.5 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Malawi?

The highest recorded value was 20.51 %LSU in 1997.

What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Malawi?

The lowest recorded value was 4.5 %LSU in 2023.

How does Malawi rank for chickens — share in total livestock?

Malawi ranks 172nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.

Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Malawi data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Chickens — Share in total livestock in Malawi

Name: Chickens — Share in total livestock in Malawi
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Malawi: Chickens — Share in total livestock was 4.5 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

4.5 %LSU

Change on year

down 5.7%

World rank

172nd

of 209 countries

All-time high

20.51 %LSU

in 1997

All-time low

4.5 %LSU

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Chickens — Share in total livestock in Malawi, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for chickens — share in total livestock in Malawi is 4.5 %LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — share in total livestock in Malawi peaked at 20.51 %LSU in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.5 %LSU, in 2023.

That places Malawi 172nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	11.05 %LSU	9.43 %LSU	16.19 %LSU	9
1970s	15.16 %LSU	13.87 %LSU	17.51 %LSU	10
1980s	13.91 %LSU	12.63 %LSU	16.19 %LSU	10
1990s	18.93 %LSU	16.14 %LSU	20.51 %LSU	10
2000s	16.46 %LSU	12.02 %LSU	18.66 %LSU	10
2010s	8.3 %LSU	4.98 %LSU	10.82 %LSU	10
2020s	4.81 %LSU	4.5 %LSU	5.07 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Malawi

170 India 4.52 %LSU compare
171 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4.51 %LSU compare
173 Zimbabwe 4.34 %LSU compare
174 Guadeloupe 4.32 %LSU compare
175 Uganda 4.3 %LSU compare

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More environment data for Malawi

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.67 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 157.29 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 2,420 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.62 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.17 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,850 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.6 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 282.19 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 65.23 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 4,000 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — share in total livestock in Malawi?: Chickens — share in total livestock in Malawi was 4.5 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 20.51 %LSU in 1997.
What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 4.5 %LSU in 2023.
How does Malawi rank for chickens — share in total livestock?: Malawi ranks 172nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Chickens — Share in total livestock
Unit: %LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,956 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.