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 107th of 180 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.
Sheep — Stocks in Malawi, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,222 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 7,776 LSU | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 8,192 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 7,414 LSU | -9.5% |
| 1965 | 7,134 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 7,134 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 8,882 LSU | +24.5% |
| 1968 | 8,128 LSU | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 9,028 LSU | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 8,114 LSU | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 7,321 LSU | -9.8% |
| 1972 | 7,952 LSU | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 8,852 LSU | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 7,920 LSU | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 7,918 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 8,782 LSU | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 8,519 LSU | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 8,637 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 7,875 LSU | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 8,893 LSU | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 8,504 LSU | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 11,055 LSU | +30.0% |
| 1983 | 15,561 LSU | +40.8% |
| 1984 | 14,985 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 18,471 LSU | +23.3% |
| 1986 | 16,548 LSU | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 15,130 LSU | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 15,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 11,000 LSU | -26.7% |
| 1990 | 8,517 LSU | -22.6% |
| 1991 | 10,180 LSU | +19.5% |
| 1992 | 10,013 LSU | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 8,426 LSU | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 9,192 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 8,683 LSU | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 9,302 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 9,792 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 10,267 LSU | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 10,310 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 11,154 LSU | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 11,525 LSU | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 10,951 LSU | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 10,818 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 22,736 LSU | +110.2% |
| 2005 | 15,671 LSU | -31.1% |
| 2006 | 17,539 LSU | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 18,561 LSU | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 18,852 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 19,989 LSU | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 21,423 LSU | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 22,865 LSU | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 24,027 LSU | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 25,593 LSU | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 26,923 LSU | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 27,554 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 28,697 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 28,340 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 31,790 LSU | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 35,146 LSU | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 36,618 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 36,478 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 37,002 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 36,631 LSU | -1.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 36,631 LSU is below the median for low income countries, which is 373,388 LSU, 10% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 36,631 LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 146,749 LSU, 25% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks 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 | +110.2% | 10,818 LSU | 22,736 LSU |
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
- 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 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 107th out of 180 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.