Malawi vs Uganda: Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value
Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2,226 kcal/cap/d against 2,224 kcal/cap/d in Malawi, a difference of 2 kcal/cap/d.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 169th and Uganda ranks 167th of 181 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,116 kcal/cap/d | 2,113 kcal/cap/d | 2.7 kcal/cap/d | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2,148 kcal/cap/d | 2,166 kcal/cap/d | 17.3 kcal/cap/d | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2,208 kcal/cap/d | 2,214 kcal/cap/d | 6.33 kcal/cap/d | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2,226 kcal/cap/d against 2,224 kcal/cap/d in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value between Malawi and Uganda?
- 2 kcal/cap/d, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Malawi ranks 169th and Uganda ranks 167th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.