Pork (pig meat) production in Malawi
In 2024 Malawi produced 438,710 t of pork (pig meat), the 29th largest in the world (0.35% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 328%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 438,710 t
- World rank
- 29 of 171
- 10-year change
- +328%
- Record
- 438,710 t
- 2024
Pork (pig meat) in Malawi, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Malawi compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.35%
- 0.09% in 2014
- kg per person
- 20.3
- world 15.4
- 10-year change
- +328%
- world +7.9%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Hungary | 462,920 | 0.37% |
| 28 | Austria | 457,840 | 0.37% |
| 29 | Malawi | 438,710 | 0.35% |
| 30 | Nigeria | 385,997 | 0.31% |
| 31 | Portugal | 376,090 | 0.30% |
Map of world production of pork (pig meat)
Share of the world total; Malawi is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 438,710 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 416,070 | +43% |
| 2022 | 291,951 | −6.1% |
| 2021 | 311,000 | −11% |
| 2020 | 350,000 | +30% |
| 2019 | 270,000 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 268,061 | +43% |
| 2017 | 187,440 | +15% |
| 2016 | 162,969 | +28% |
| 2015 | 127,292 | +24% |
| 2014 | 102,396 | +15% |
| 2013 | 89,035 | +34% |
| 2012 | 66,534 | +51% |
| 2011 | 44,201 | +40% |
| 2010 | 31,670 | −24% |
| 2009 | 41,872 | +23% |
| 2008 | 33,962 | +36% |
| 2007 | 25,033 | +48% |
| 2006 | 16,895 | +40% |
| 2005 | 12,041 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 11,301 | −14% |
| 2003 | 13,140 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 12,984 | −35% |
| 2001 | 19,900 | −6.4% |
| 2000 | 21,250 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 20,250 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 19,400 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 19,150 | +34% |
| 1996 | 14,250 | −8.1% |
| 1995 | 15,500 | +35% |
| 1994 | 11,500 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 11,025 | −18% |
| 1992 | 13,500 | +22% |
| 1991 | 11,050 | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 10,250 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | 10,250 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 10,000 | −20% |
| 1987 | 12,500 | +11% |
| 1986 | 11,250 | +52% |
| 1985 | 7,390 | −0.7% |
| 1984 | 7,440 | −12% |
| 1983 | 8,470 | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 7,915 | −3.8% |
| 1981 | 8,225 | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 7,890 | +13% |
| 1979 | 6,975 | −15% |
| 1978 | 8,205 | +15% |
| 1977 | 7,155 | −5.4% |
| 1976 | 7,565 | +22% |
| 1975 | 6,185 | −12% |
| 1974 | 7,000 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 6,895 | −0.1% |
| 1972 | 6,900 | +18% |
| 1971 | 5,855 | −2.3% |
| 1970 | 5,990 | −17% |
| 1969 | 7,250 | +21% |
| 1968 | 6,000 | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 5,700 | +15% |
| 1966 | 4,950 | 0.0% |
| 1965 | 4,950 | −7.0% |
| 1964 | 5,320 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 5,115 | +22% |
| 1962 | 4,205 | +4.6% |
| 1961 | 4,020 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 1 t USD 5,000
- Exporter rank
- 79 of 81
- Imports
- 77 t USD 448,000
- Importer rank
- 128 of 168
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Questions and answers
What is the production of pork (pig meat) in Malawi?
Malawi produced 438,710 t in 2024, 0.35% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Malawi rank in the world for production of pork (pig meat)?
Malawi ranked 29th of 171 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 45.5% of the world total.
How has the production of pork (pig meat) in Malawi changed?
It rose by 328% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +7.9% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
Does Malawi export or import meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled?
In 2024 Malawi reported exports of 1 t (USD 5,000) and imports of 77 t (USD 448,000), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Malawi is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.