Milk production, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Milk production, per capita was 0.0107 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per capita in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, milk production, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.0107 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0107 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Malawi 144th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +34.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +27.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 1989 | 0.004 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +84.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | -26.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +29.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.006 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0107 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0185 tonnes per person, 58% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0107 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0177 tonnes per person, 61% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +84.3% | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0071 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.0077 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0094 tonnes per person | 0.0082 tonnes per person | 0.0104 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.0102 tonnes per person | 0.0107 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 milk production, per capita in Malawi?
- Milk production, per capita in Malawi was 0.0107 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0107 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for milk production, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 144th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.