Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) in Malawi
Malawi: Number of local breeds (not extinct) (number) was 16 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Malawi, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of local breeds (not extinct) in Malawi is 16, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local breeds (not extinct) in Malawi peaked at 16 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2000.
That places Malawi 110th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 (not extinct) (number) 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 | 15 | +275.0% |
| 2007 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 16 is below the median for low income countries, which is 18, 89% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 16 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4 | 4 | 15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.67 | 15 | 16 | 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 kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 25,217 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 15,906 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local breeds (not extinct) in Malawi?
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) in Malawi was 16 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of local breeds (not extinct) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for number of local breeds (not extinct)?
- Malawi ranks 110th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local breeds (not extinct) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 (not extinct) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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