Beer — Food supply in Malawi
Malawi: Beer — Food supply was 47,458 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Beer — Food supply in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 47,458 million Kcal for beer — food supply in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 283.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer — food supply in Malawi peaked at 47,458 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,188 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Malawi 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beer — Food supply in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11,188 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 11,688 million Kcal | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 11,704 million Kcal | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 12,362 million Kcal | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 13,080 million Kcal | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 13,446 million Kcal | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 13,838 million Kcal | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 28,385 million Kcal | +105.1% |
| 2018 | 44,113 million Kcal | +55.4% |
| 2019 | 44,048 million Kcal | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 43,385 million Kcal | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 46,220 million Kcal | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 47,444 million Kcal | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 47,458 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 47,458 million Kcal is above the median for low income countries, which is 8,540 million Kcal, 5.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 47,458 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64,709 million Kcal, 73% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer — Food supply in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +105.1% | 13,838 million Kcal | 28,385 million Kcal |
| 2018 | +55.4% | 28,385 million Kcal | 44,113 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20,385 million Kcal | 11,188 million Kcal | 44,113 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,127 million Kcal | 43,385 million Kcal | 47,458 million Kcal | 4 |
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 beer — food supply in Malawi?
- Beer — food supply in Malawi was 47,458 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beer — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 47,458 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest beer — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,188 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for beer — food supply?
- Malawi ranks 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beer — food supply rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 283.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beer — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.