Major livestock types — Stocks in Malawi
Malawi: Major livestock types — Stocks was 4.38 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Major livestock types — Stocks in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for major livestock types — stocks in Malawi is 4.38 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 129.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Malawi peaked at 4.38 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 296,789 LSU, in 1961.
That places Malawi 75th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 337,784 LSU | 296,789 LSU | 413,877 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 502,801 LSU | 413,409 LSU | 586,270 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 691,528 LSU | 594,331 LSU | 791,472 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 691,103 LSU | 650,308 LSU | 758,829 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 940,887 LSU | 787,947 LSU | 1.31 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 million LSU | 1.48 million LSU | 3.84 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.05 million LSU | 3.84 million LSU | 4.38 million LSU | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Malawi?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Malawi was 4.38 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.38 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 296,789 LSU in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Malawi ranks 75th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.9%. 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 Major livestock types — 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.