Goats — Stocks, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.5947 An per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — stocks, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.5947 An per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 79.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.5947 An per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0831 An per person, in 1995.
That places Malawi 14th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1425 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1296 An per person | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1124 An per person | -13.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1202 An per person | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1134 An per person | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1107 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1455 An per person | +31.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1508 An per person | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1365 An per person | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1293 An per person | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1345 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1292 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.113 An per person | -12.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1317 An per person | +16.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1311 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1358 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1486 An per person | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1367 An per person | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1087 An per person | -20.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1038 An per person | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1102 An per person | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1123 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0895 An per person | -20.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1007 An per person | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1049 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0998 An per person | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1034 An per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0971 An per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0926 An per person | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0894 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0862 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.093 An per person | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.095 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0842 An per person | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0831 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1215 An per person | +46.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1483 An per person | +22.1% |
| 1998 | 0.148 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1292 An per person | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1493 An per person | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 0.144 An per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1397 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1409 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1538 An per person | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1527 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1744 An per person | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2004 An per person | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2223 An per person | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2418 An per person | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2626 An per person | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2911 An per person | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3138 An per person | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3314 An per person | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3539 An per person | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3831 An per person | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4185 An per person | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4279 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.452 An per person | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5271 An per person | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5492 An per person | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5746 An per person | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5721 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5947 An per person | +4.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.5947 An per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.398 An per person, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.5947 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3352 An per person, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.129 An per person | 0.1107 An per person | 0.1508 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1299 An per person | 0.1087 An per person | 0.1486 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1014 An per person | 0.0895 An per person | 0.1123 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1078 An per person | 0.0831 An per person | 0.1483 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1719 An per person | 0.1397 An per person | 0.2418 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3761 An per person | 0.2626 An per person | 0.5271 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5726 An per person | 0.5492 An per person | 0.5947 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — stocks, per capita in Malawi?
- Goats — stocks, per capita in Malawi was 0.5947 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5947 An per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0831 An per person in 1995.
- How does Malawi rank for goats — stocks, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 14th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goats — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goats — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.