Goats — Stocks in Malawi
Malawi: Goats — Stocks was 1.26 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.26 million LSU for goats — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 134.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Malawi peaked at 1.26 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43,849 LSU, in 1963.
That places Malawi 22nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Malawi, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52,946 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 49,318 LSU | -6.9% |
| 1963 | 43,849 LSU | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 48,030 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 46,455 LSU | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 46,455 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 62,612 LSU | +34.8% |
| 1968 | 66,501 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 61,696 LSU | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 59,939 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 63,908 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 62,990 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 56,558 LSU | -10.2% |
| 1974 | 67,709 LSU | +19.7% |
| 1975 | 69,337 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 73,909 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 83,459 LSU | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 79,444 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 65,508 LSU | -17.5% |
| 1980 | 65,020 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 71,815 LSU | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 76,095 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 63,107 LSU | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 73,855 LSU | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 79,909 LSU | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 78,930 LSU | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 85,741 LSU | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 85,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 85,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 85,332 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 84,872 LSU | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 94,230 LSU | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 97,713 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 85,631 LSU | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 84,336 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 125,734 LSU | +49.1% |
| 1997 | 156,651 LSU | +24.6% |
| 1998 | 159,754 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 142,713 LSU | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 168,948 LSU | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 166,967 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 165,997 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 171,682 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 192,226 LSU | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 196,108 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 230,135 LSU | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 272,013 LSU | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 310,627 LSU | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 348,047 LSU | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 389,392 LSU | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 444,291 LSU | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 492,981 LSU | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 535,654 LSU | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 588,211 LSU | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 654,531 LSU | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 734,836 LSU | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 771,894 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 837,401 LSU | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million LSU | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 1.07 million LSU | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 1.15 million LSU | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.18 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.26 million LSU | +6.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.26 million LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 901,180 LSU, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.26 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 443,946 LSU, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53,096 LSU | 43,849 LSU | 66,501 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 68,276 LSU | 56,558 LSU | 83,459 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 76,447 LSU | 63,107 LSU | 85,741 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 111,697 LSU | 84,336 LSU | 159,754 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 222,275 LSU | 165,997 LSU | 348,047 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 645,206 LSU | 389,392 LSU | 1.00 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million LSU | 1.07 million LSU | 1.26 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 489.3 LSU compare
- 19 South Sudan 1.61 million LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia 489.3 LSU compare
- 20 Nepal 1.45 million LSU compare
- 21 Brazil 1.29 million LSU compare
- 23 Somalia 1.15 million LSU compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 1.08 million LSU compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 407,040 LSU compare
- 25 Yemen 998,480 LSU compare
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 in Malawi?
- Goats — stocks in Malawi was 1.26 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,849 LSU in 1963.
- How does Malawi rank for goats — stocks?
- Malawi ranks 22nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.3%. 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 Goats — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.