Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value in Malawi
Malawi: Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value was 65.9 g/cap/d in 2021. ▲ Rising
Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/cap/d.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 65.9 g/cap/d for average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value in Malawi peaked at 65.9 g/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.2 g/cap/d, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 137th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value in Malawi, year by year
| Year | g/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.4 g/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 56.4 g/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 56.2 g/cap/d | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 56.4 g/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 57.2 g/cap/d | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 58.8 g/cap/d | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 60.4 g/cap/d | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 60.9 g/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 60.6 g/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 60.2 g/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 60.8 g/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 61.6 g/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 61.5 g/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 61.5 g/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 61.6 g/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 63 g/cap/d | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 64.2 g/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 65 g/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 65.5 g/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 65.7 g/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 65.8 g/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 65.9 g/cap/d | +0.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 65.9 g/cap/d is above the median for low income countries, which is 57.9 g/cap/d, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 65.9 g/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.15 g/cap/d, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.35 g/cap/d | 56.2 g/cap/d | 60.9 g/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.04 g/cap/d | 60.8 g/cap/d | 65.7 g/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.85 g/cap/d | 65.8 g/cap/d | 65.9 g/cap/d | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 24.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 201.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8241 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value in Malawi?
- Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value in Malawi was 65.9 g/cap/d in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9 g/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2 g/cap/d in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value?
- Malawi ranks 137th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.