Malawi: Livestock production index
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| Malawi |
Livestock production index (2004-2006 = 100) |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 190.1 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1961 - 2022 |
| Average | 39.2 |
| Min - Max | 5.4 - 190.1 |
| Source | FAO |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2022 is 190.1 index points, an increase from 175.4 index points in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 112.3 index points, based on data from 188 countries. Historically, the average for Malawi from 1961 to 2022 is 39.2 index points. The minimum value, 5.4 index points, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 190.1 index points was recorded in 2022.
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| Recent values | Malawi: Livestock production index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 190.1 |
| 2021 | 175.4 |
| 2020 | 177.0 |
| 2019 | 152.6 |
| 2018 | 162.3 |
| 2017 | 127.7 |
| 2016 | 107.7 |
| 2015 | 101.6 |
Definition: Livestock production index includes meat and milk from all sources, dairy products such as cheese, and eggs, honey, raw silk, wool, and hides and skins.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Employment in agriculture | 64.98 | 2025 | percent |
| GDP share of agriculture | 30.03 | 2025 | percent |
| Agriculture value added | 4.48 | 2025 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Agricultural land | 60,500 | 2023 | sq. km. |
| Crop production index | 135.5 | 2022 | index points |
| Precipitation | 1,181 | 2022 | mm per year |
| Arable land, percent of land area | 42.4 | 2023 | percent |
| Cereal crop yield by hectar | 1,857 | 2023 | kg per hectar |
| Food production index | 146.1 | 2022 | index points |
| Fertilizer use | 87.4 | 2023 | kg per hectare of arable land |
| Livestock production index | 190.1 | 2022 | index points |
| Forest area, sq.km | 21,157.0 | 2023 | sq. km |