Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.6121 An per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.6121 An per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.6121 An per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0916 An per person, in 1995.
Malawi ranks 39th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1646 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.15 An per person | -8.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1334 An per person | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1387 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1308 An per person | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1277 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1661 An per person | +30.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1692 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1564 An per person | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1469 An per person | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1499 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1455 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1307 An per person | -10.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1471 An per person | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1461 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1519 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1638 An per person | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1516 An per person | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1217 An per person | -19.7% |
| 1980 | 0.118 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1233 An per person | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1286 An per person | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1116 An per person | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1212 An per person | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1291 An per person | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1208 An per person | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1216 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1142 An per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1046 An per person | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0983 An per person | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0966 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1029 An per person | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1032 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0933 An per person | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0916 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1304 An per person | +42.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1576 An per person | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1575 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1385 An per person | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1592 An per person | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 0.154 An per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1489 An per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1498 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.172 An per person | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1649 An per person | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1877 An per person | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.214 An per person | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2357 An per person | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2557 An per person | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2771 An per person | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.306 An per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3291 An per person | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3473 An per person | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3701 An per person | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3992 An per person | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4349 An per person | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4436 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4691 An per person | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5456 An per person | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5679 An per person | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5928 An per person | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5901 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6121 An per person | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1486 An per person | 0.1277 An per person | 0.1692 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1455 An per person | 0.1217 An per person | 0.1638 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1193 An per person | 0.1046 An per person | 0.1291 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.117 An per person | 0.0916 An per person | 0.1576 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1842 An per person | 0.1489 An per person | 0.2557 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3922 An per person | 0.2771 An per person | 0.5456 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5907 An per person | 0.5679 An per person | 0.6121 An per person | 4 |
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- 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 — stocks, per capita in Malawi?
- Sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Malawi was 0.6121 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6121 An per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0916 An per person in 1995.
- How does Malawi rank for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 39th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — 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
Sheep and Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.