Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Malawi
Malawi: Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel was 3.06 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 3.06 million tonnes for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Malawi peaked at 3.15 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 557,000 tonnes, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 63rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 696,333 tonnes | 557,000 tonnes | 797,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 945,800 tonnes | 866,000 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 1.66 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 2.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.06 million tonnes | 2.99 million tonnes | 3.15 million tonnes | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 30.0% (2025)
- Rural population 18.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 82.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.04 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Malawi?
- Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Malawi was 3.06 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 557,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel?
- Malawi ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.