Horses — Stocks in Malawi
Malawi: Horses — Stocks was 110.5 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Stocks in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — stocks in Malawi stood at 110.5 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Malawi peaked at 422 LSU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15 LSU, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 159th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Horses — Stocks in Malawi, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 17.5 LSU | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 17.5 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20 LSU | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 20 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 25.5 LSU | +27.5% |
| 1967 | 22 LSU | -13.7% |
| 1968 | 22 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 33.5 LSU | +52.3% |
| 1970 | 19.5 LSU | -41.8% |
| 1971 | 24.5 LSU | +25.6% |
| 1972 | 40.5 LSU | +65.3% |
| 1973 | 34 LSU | -16.0% |
| 1974 | 35.5 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 32 LSU | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 24 LSU | -25.0% |
| 1977 | 18.5 LSU | -22.9% |
| 1978 | 34.5 LSU | +86.5% |
| 1979 | 45 LSU | +30.4% |
| 1980 | 27 LSU | -40.0% |
| 1981 | 58 LSU | +114.8% |
| 1982 | 55 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 38.5 LSU | -30.0% |
| 1984 | 38.5 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 39 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 28.5 LSU | -26.9% |
| 1987 | 25 LSU | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 25 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 30 LSU | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 30 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 25 LSU | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 22.5 LSU | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 17.5 LSU | -22.2% |
| 1994 | 17.5 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18.5 LSU | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 20 LSU | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 21 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 20 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 21 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 22.5 LSU | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 22.5 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.5 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.5 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.5 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.5 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.5 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23 LSU | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 20 LSU | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 15 LSU | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 30.5 LSU | +103.3% |
| 2011 | 24 LSU | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 38.5 LSU | +60.4% |
| 2013 | 57.5 LSU | +49.4% |
| 2014 | 53.5 LSU | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 49.5 LSU | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 24.5 LSU | -50.5% |
| 2017 | 43.5 LSU | +77.6% |
| 2018 | 32.5 LSU | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 45 LSU | +38.5% |
| 2020 | 422 LSU | +837.8% |
| 2021 | 278 LSU | -34.1% |
| 2022 | 93 LSU | -66.5% |
| 2023 | 110.5 LSU | +18.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 110.5 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 11,142 LSU, 1% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 110.5 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,828 LSU, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +837.8% | 45 LSU | 422 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.44 LSU | 15 LSU | 33.5 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.8 LSU | 18.5 LSU | 45 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.45 LSU | 25 LSU | 58 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.3 LSU | 17.5 LSU | 30 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.55 LSU | 15 LSU | 23 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9 LSU | 24 LSU | 57.5 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 225.88 LSU | 93 LSU | 422 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 156 United Arab Emirates 178.4 LSU compare
- 157 Sao Tome and Principe 157.5 LSU compare
- 158 Guadeloupe 130 LSU compare
- 160 Solomon Islands 98.15 LSU compare
- 161 Mauritius 72.5 LSU compare
- 162 Congo 38.5 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 horses — stocks in Malawi?
- Horses — stocks in Malawi was 110.5 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 422 LSU in 2020.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 LSU in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for horses — stocks?
- Malawi ranks 159th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.2%. 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 Horses — 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.