Swine / pigs — Stocks in Malawi
Malawi: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 1.81 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, swine / pigs — stocks in Malawi stood at 1.81 million LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 227.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Malawi peaked at 1.81 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20,096 LSU, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 25th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Malawi, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,096 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 21,033 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 25,579 LSU | +21.6% |
| 1964 | 26,600 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 24,755 LSU | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 24,755 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 28,533 LSU | +15.3% |
| 1968 | 29,855 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 36,047 LSU | +20.7% |
| 1970 | 29,954 LSU | -16.9% |
| 1971 | 29,269 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 34,488 LSU | +17.8% |
| 1973 | 34,467 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 34,898 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 30,924 LSU | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 37,814 LSU | +22.3% |
| 1977 | 35,788 LSU | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 41,037 LSU | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 34,863 LSU | -15.0% |
| 1980 | 39,463 LSU | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 41,135 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 39,584 LSU | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 42,341 LSU | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 37,206 LSU | -12.1% |
| 1985 | 36,942 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 56,308 LSU | +52.4% |
| 1987 | 62,586 LSU | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 50,000 LSU | -20.1% |
| 1989 | 48,000 LSU | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 46,622 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 50,879 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 59,966 LSU | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 49,035 LSU | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 50,422 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 68,038 LSU | +34.9% |
| 1996 | 62,585 LSU | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 84,154 LSU | +34.5% |
| 1998 | 85,463 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 88,876 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 93,628 LSU | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 87,258 LSU | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 91,258 LSU | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 87,051 LSU | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 95,600 LSU | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 116,542 LSU | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 127,398 LSU | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 185,790 LSU | +45.8% |
| 2008 | 245,894 LSU | +32.4% |
| 2009 | 288,852 LSU | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 372,301 LSU | +28.9% |
| 2011 | 432,134 LSU | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 498,634 LSU | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 550,883 LSU | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 542,325 LSU | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 631,684 LSU | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 660,364 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 757,058 LSU | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 1.28 million LSU | +68.8% |
| 2019 | 1.68 million LSU | +31.2% |
| 2020 | 1.56 million LSU | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 1.51 million LSU | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.63 million LSU | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 1.81 million LSU | +11.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.81 million LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 92,118 LSU, 19.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.81 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72,581 LSU, 24.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,361 LSU | 20,096 LSU | 36,047 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 34,350 LSU | 29,269 LSU | 41,037 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,357 LSU | 36,942 LSU | 62,586 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 64,604 LSU | 46,622 LSU | 88,876 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 141,927 LSU | 87,051 LSU | 288,852 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 739,966 LSU | 372,301 LSU | 1.68 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 million LSU | 1.51 million LSU | 1.81 million 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 swine / pigs — stocks in Malawi?
- Swine / pigs — stocks in Malawi was 1.81 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,096 LSU in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
- Malawi ranks 25th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 227.9%. 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 Swine / pigs — 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.