Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Malawi
Malawi: Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock was 29.47 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Malawi stood at 29.47 %LSU.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Malawi peaked at 32.57 %LSU in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.79 %LSU, in 1983.
That places Malawi 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock in Malawi, year by year
| Year | %LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.61 %LSU | — |
| 1962 | 19.13 %LSU | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 16.9 %LSU | -11.7% |
| 1964 | 17.28 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 16.26 %LSU | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 16.16 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 19.63 %LSU | +21.5% |
| 1968 | 19.81 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 17.09 %LSU | -13.7% |
| 1970 | 16.32 %LSU | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 17.23 %LSU | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 15.9 %LSU | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 14.23 %LSU | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 15.16 %LSU | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 15.16 %LSU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15.06 %LSU | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 16.26 %LSU | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 15.12 %LSU | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 12.52 %LSU | -17.2% |
| 1980 | 12.44 %LSU | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 12.45 %LSU | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 13.19 %LSU | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 11.79 %LSU | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 12.79 %LSU | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 13.27 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 12.63 %LSU | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 12.74 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 14.59 %LSU | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 14.13 %LSU | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 13.9 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 14.18 %LSU | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 15.29 %LSU | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 15.63 %LSU | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 14.58 %LSU | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 13.89 %LSU | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 19.62 %LSU | +41.3% |
| 1997 | 24.04 %LSU | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 22.41 %LSU | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 20.53 %LSU | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 22.42 %LSU | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 22.65 %LSU | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 22.33 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 22.61 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 25.57 %LSU | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 24.23 %LSU | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 26.71 %LSU | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 27.27 %LSU | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 27.35 %LSU | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 28.18 %LSU | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 27.78 %LSU | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 28.83 %LSU | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 29.21 %LSU | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 29.43 %LSU | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 30.79 %LSU | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 31.06 %LSU | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 32.57 %LSU | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 32.02 %LSU | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 27.46 %LSU | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 27.02 %LSU | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 28.9 %LSU | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 30.44 %LSU | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 29.79 %LSU | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 29.47 %LSU | -1.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 29.47 %LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 24.16 %LSU, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 29.47 %LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.98 %LSU, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.1 %LSU | 16.16 %LSU | 20.61 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.3 %LSU | 12.52 %LSU | 17.23 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 13 %LSU | 11.79 %LSU | 14.59 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.41 %LSU | 13.89 %LSU | 24.04 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.93 %LSU | 22.33 %LSU | 28.18 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.62 %LSU | 27.02 %LSU | 32.57 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.65 %LSU | 28.9 %LSU | 30.44 %LSU | 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 sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Malawi?
- Sheep and goats — share in total livestock in Malawi was 29.47 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 32.57 %LSU in 2016.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — share in total livestock recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.79 %LSU in 1983.
- How does Malawi rank for sheep and goats — share in total livestock?
- Malawi ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Share in total livestock. 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.