Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.0174 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.0174 An per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0242 An per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 An per person, in 1993.
Malawi ranks 128th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0221 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0204 An per person | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.021 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0185 An per person | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0174 An per person | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.017 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0206 An per person | +21.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0184 An per person | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.02 An per person | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0175 An per person | -12.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0154 An per person | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0163 An per person | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0177 An per person | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0154 An per person | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 0.015 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0161 An per person | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0152 An per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0149 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0131 An per person | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0142 An per person | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0131 An per person | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0163 An per person | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0221 An per person | +35.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0204 An per person | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0242 An per person | +18.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0209 An per person | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0182 An per person | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0171 An per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.012 An per person | -30.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 An per person | -25.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0103 An per person | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0099 An per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0082 An per person | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.009 An per person | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0086 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.009 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0093 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0095 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0093 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0099 An per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0099 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0092 An per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0089 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0182 An per person | +104.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0122 An per person | -32.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0133 An per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0137 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0135 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0139 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0144 An per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.015 An per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0153 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0158 An per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0162 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0161 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0163 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0157 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0172 An per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0185 An per person | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0187 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0182 An per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.018 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0174 An per person | -3.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0174 An per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2437 An per person, 7% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0174 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1259 An per person, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +104.8% | 0.0089 An per person | 0.0182 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0195 An per person | 0.017 An per person | 0.0221 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0157 An per person | 0.0131 An per person | 0.0177 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0179 An per person | 0.012 An per person | 0.0242 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0092 An per person | 0.0082 An per person | 0.0103 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0123 An per person | 0.0089 An per person | 0.0182 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0161 An per person | 0.0144 An per person | 0.0185 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0181 An per person | 0.0174 An per person | 0.0187 An per person | 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 — stocks, per capita in Malawi?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Malawi was 0.0174 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0242 An per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 An per person in 1993.
- How does Malawi rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 128th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 Sheep — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — 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 — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.