Egg production, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Egg production, per square kilometre was 0.2551 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Egg production, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egg production, per square kilometre in Malawi is 0.2551 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.2551 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0356 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malawi 119th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Egg production, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0356 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0382 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0407 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.042 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0445 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0477 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0499 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0509 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0853 tonnes per square kilometre | +67.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0929 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0849 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0902 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0955 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0997 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1018 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1061 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1082 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1114 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1146 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1188 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1209 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1241 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1273 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1294 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1326 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1358 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1379 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1453 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1517 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1591 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1665 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1527 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1729 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1803 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1867 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1941 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1952 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1994 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2036 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2068 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2062 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2087 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2121 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2112 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2143 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2068 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2098 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2121 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2148 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.219 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2238 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.228 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.244 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2546 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2375 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2395 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2447 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2456 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2477 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2513 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2541 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2522 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2551 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.2551 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0447 tonnes per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.2551 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.093 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +67.5% | 0.0509 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0853 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0483 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0356 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0853 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1005 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0849 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1146 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1324 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1188 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1517 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1811 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1527 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2036 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2103 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2062 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2148 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2384 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.219 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2546 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2532 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2513 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2551 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 116 Myanmar 0.2784 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 117 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2758 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 118 Estonia 0.2621 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 120 Finland 0.2517 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 121 Burkina Faso 0.2489 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 122 Ghana 0.2455 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 egg production, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Egg production, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.2551 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2551 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest egg production, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0356 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for egg production, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 119th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is egg production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Egg production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Egg production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Egg production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.