Egg production in Malawi
Malawi: Egg production was 24,316 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24,316 tonnes
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
118th
of 198 countries
All-time high
24,316 tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
3,360 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Egg production in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egg production in Malawi is 24,316 tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production in Malawi peaked at 24,316 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,360 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Malawi 118th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Egg production in Malawi, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,360 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 3,600 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 3,840 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 3,960 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 4,200 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 4,500 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 4,700 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 4,800 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 8,040 tonnes | +67.5% |
| 1970 | 8,760 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 8,000 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1972 | 8,500 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 9,000 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 9,400 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 9,600 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 10,000 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 10,200 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 10,500 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 10,800 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 11,200 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 11,400 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 11,700 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 12,000 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 12,200 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 12,500 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 12,800 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 13,000 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 13,700 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 14,300 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 15,000 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 15,700 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 14,400 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 16,300 tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 17,000 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 17,600 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 18,300 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 18,400 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 18,800 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 19,200 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 19,500 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 19,445 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 19,673 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 20,000 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 19,913 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 20,200 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 19,500 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 19,780 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 20,000 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 20,250 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 20,650 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 21,100 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 21,500 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 23,000 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 24,000 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 22,392 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 22,576 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 23,067 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 23,158 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 23,352 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 23,695 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 23,960 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 23,775 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 24,047 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 24,316 tonnes | +1.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 24,316 tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 13,966 tonnes, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 24,316 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,590 tonnes, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production 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% | 4,800 tonnes | 8,040 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,556 tonnes | 3,360 tonnes | 8,040 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,476 tonnes | 8,000 tonnes | 10,800 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,480 tonnes | 11,200 tonnes | 14,300 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,070 tonnes | 14,400 tonnes | 19,200 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,826 tonnes | 19,445 tonnes | 20,250 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,479 tonnes | 20,650 tonnes | 24,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,959 tonnes | 23,695 tonnes | 24,316 tonnes | 5 |
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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 in Malawi?
- Egg production in Malawi was 24,316 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egg production recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 24,316 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest egg production recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,360 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for egg production?
- Malawi ranks 118th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Egg production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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