Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Malawi
Malawi: Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of was 2,487 kcal/cap/d in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Malawi, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Malawi is 2,487 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Malawi peaked at 2,642 kcal/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,211 kcal/cap/d, in 2003.
Malawi ranks 126th of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,272 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2002 | 2,213 kcal/cap/d | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 2,211 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,213 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,273 kcal/cap/d | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2,334 kcal/cap/d | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2,394 kcal/cap/d | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2,454 kcal/cap/d | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2,515 kcal/cap/d | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 2,556 kcal/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2,562 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,590 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2,586 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,557 kcal/cap/d | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,603 kcal/cap/d | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2,574 kcal/cap/d | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,583 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,591 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,575 kcal/cap/d | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2,621 kcal/cap/d | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2,642 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2,614 kcal/cap/d | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2,603 kcal/cap/d | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 2,487 kcal/cap/d | -4.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2,487 kcal/cap/d is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,431 kcal/cap/d, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2,487 kcal/cap/d is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,494 kcal/cap/d, 100% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,320 kcal/cap/d | 2,211 kcal/cap/d | 2,515 kcal/cap/d | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,578 kcal/cap/d | 2,556 kcal/cap/d | 2,603 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,593 kcal/cap/d | 2,487 kcal/cap/d | 2,642 kcal/cap/d | 5 |
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 dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Malawi?
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Malawi was 2,487 kcal/cap/d in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2,642 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,211 kcal/cap/d in 2003.
- How does Malawi rank for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of?
- Malawi ranks 126th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of undernourishment (kcal/cap/day) — 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.