Sheep — Stocks in Malawi
Malawi: Sheep — Stocks was 36,631 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 36,631 LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Malawi peaked at 37,002 LSU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7,134 LSU, in 1965.
Malawi ranks 115th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 | 7,990 LSU | 7,134 LSU | 9,028 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,189 LSU | 7,321 LSU | 8,852 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,515 LSU | 8,504 LSU | 18,471 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,468 LSU | 8,426 LSU | 10,310 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,780 LSU | 10,818 LSU | 22,736 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,236 LSU | 21,423 LSU | 35,146 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,682 LSU | 36,478 LSU | 37,002 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 sheep — stocks in Malawi?
- Sheep — stocks in Malawi was 36,631 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 37,002 LSU in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,134 LSU in 1965.
- How does Malawi rank for sheep — stocks?
- Malawi ranks 115th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. 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 Sheep — 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.