25_SDR holdings, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: 25_SDR holdings, per capita was 0.0231 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
25_SDR holdings, per capita in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 25_sdr holdings, per capita in Malawi is 0.0231 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 73.8% on the previous year and down 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 25_sdr holdings, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.943 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 units per person, in 2009.
That places Malawi 187th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
25_SDR holdings, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0463 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1067 units per person | +130.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3072 units per person | +188.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2188 units per person | -28.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0709 units per person | -67.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1869 units per person | +163.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0077 units per person | -95.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0225 units per person | +190.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1915 units per person | +752.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2326 units per person | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2106 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1132 units per person | -46.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0085 units per person | -92.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1216 units per person | +1332.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1813 units per person | +49.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2292 units per person | +26.4% |
| 2006 | 0.122 units per person | -46.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0385 units per person | -68.4% |
| 2008 | 0.003 units per person | -92.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1228 units per person | +4748.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1031 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2235 units per person | +116.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1425 units per person | -36.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3984 units per person | +179.5% |
| 2015 | 0.943 units per person | +136.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2926 units per person | -69.0% |
| 2017 | 0.226 units per person | -22.7% |
| 2018 | 0.126 units per person | -44.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1652 units per person | +31.1% |
| 2020 | 0.313 units per person | +89.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3103 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2905 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0219 units per person | -92.5% |
| 2024 | 0.088 units per person | +301.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0231 units per person | -73.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0231 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.81 units per person, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0231 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.89 units per person, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 25_SDR holdings, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +4748.4% | 0.0025 units per person | 0.1228 units per person |
| 2003 | +1332.6% | 0.0085 units per person | 0.1216 units per person |
| 1998 | +752.1% | 0.0225 units per person | 0.1915 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1391 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 0.3072 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1031 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.2292 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2743 units per person | 0.1031 units per person | 0.943 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1744 units per person | 0.0219 units per person | 0.313 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 25_sdr holdings, per capita in Malawi?
- 25_sdr holdings, per capita in Malawi was 0.0231 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest 25_sdr holdings, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.943 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest 25_sdr holdings, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 units per person in 2009.
- How does Malawi rank for 25_sdr holdings, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 187th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 25_sdr holdings, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of 25_SDR holdings, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
25_SDR holdings divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
25_SDR holdings ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- 25_SDR holdings IMF
- 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
25_SDR holdings divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.