Number of local breeds kept in the country in Malawi
Malawi: Number of local breeds kept in the country was 17 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Malawi, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of local breeds kept in the country in Malawi stood at 17. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds kept in the country in Malawi peaked at 17 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 92nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of local breeds kept in the country in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | — |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 | +300.0% |
| 2007 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8 | 4 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.67 | 16 | 17 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More development goals data for Malawi
- Red List Index 0.8845 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.52 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.35 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 25,217 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 15,906 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds kept in the country in Malawi?
- Number of local breeds kept in the country in Malawi was 17 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds kept in the country recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for number of local breeds kept in the country?
- Malawi ranks 92nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds kept in the country rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local breeds kept in the country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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