Poultry Birds — Stocks, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Poultry Birds — Stocks, per capita was 0.9355 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Poultry Birds — Stocks, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.9355 An per person for poultry birds — stocks, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — stocks, per capita in Malawi peaked at 1.58 An per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.7536 An per person, in 1961.
That places Malawi 140th out of 168 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.
Poultry Birds — Stocks, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7536 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7882 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.8204 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8256 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.8545 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.8814 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9063 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.9068 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.48 An per person | +63.4% |
| 1970 | 1.58 An per person | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 1.41 An per person | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 1.44 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.46 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.46 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.46 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.43 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.4 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.39 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.38 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.37 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.35 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.33 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.3 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.28 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.26 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.24 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.21 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.2 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.2 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.2 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.22 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.09 An per person | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 1.22 An per person | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 1.28 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 1.33 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 1.35 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.34 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.34 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.33 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.3 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.27 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.24 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.2 An per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.18 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.21 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.15 An per person | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.13 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.11 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.09 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.08 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.08 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.08 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.06 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.08 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.06 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.03 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.02 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9961 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9552 An per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9456 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9355 An per person | -1.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.9355 An per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9647 An per person, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.9355 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.17 An per person, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Stocks, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +63.4% | 0.9068 An per person | 1.48 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9132 An per person | 0.7536 An per person | 1.48 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.44 An per person | 1.38 An per person | 1.58 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 An per person | 1.2 An per person | 1.37 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 An per person | 1.09 An per person | 1.35 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 An per person | 1.09 An per person | 1.3 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 An per person | 1.01 An per person | 1.08 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9581 An per person | 0.9355 An per person | 0.9961 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 137 Guinea-Bissau 0.9938 An per person compare
- 138 North Macedonia 0.9552 An per person compare
- 139 Mauritania 0.9515 An per person compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 0.8217 An per person compare
- 142 Sri Lanka 0.8204 An per person compare
- 143 Niger 0.801 An per person 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 poultry birds — stocks, per capita in Malawi?
- Poultry birds — stocks, per capita in Malawi was 0.9355 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — stocks, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 An per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — stocks, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7536 An per person in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for poultry birds — stocks, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 140th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Poultry Birds — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — 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
Poultry Birds — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.