Groundnuts — Food supply in Malawi
Malawi: Groundnuts — Food supply was 212,952 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Groundnuts — Food supply in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, groundnuts — food supply in Malawi stood at 212,952 million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 79.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts — food supply in Malawi peaked at 212,952 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.48 million Kcal, in 2011.
Malawi ranks 43rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Groundnuts — Food supply in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 103,708 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 18.48 million Kcal | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 245.89 million Kcal | +1230.6% |
| 2013 | 176,508 million Kcal | +71683.3% |
| 2014 | 5,590 million Kcal | -96.8% |
| 2015 | 47,998 million Kcal | +758.7% |
| 2016 | 12,417 million Kcal | -74.1% |
| 2017 | 6,042 million Kcal | -51.3% |
| 2018 | 102,871 million Kcal | +1602.6% |
| 2019 | 7,362 million Kcal | -92.8% |
| 2020 | 3,279 million Kcal | -55.5% |
| 2021 | 2,668 million Kcal | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 118,957 million Kcal | +4358.6% |
| 2023 | 212,952 million Kcal | +79.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 212,952 million Kcal is above the median for low income countries, which is 72,688 million Kcal, 2.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 212,952 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 141,788 million Kcal, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +71683.3% | 245.89 million Kcal | 176,508 million Kcal |
| 2022 | +4358.6% | 2,668 million Kcal | 118,957 million Kcal |
| 2018 | +1602.6% | 6,042 million Kcal | 102,871 million Kcal |
| 2012 | +1230.6% | 18.48 million Kcal | 245.89 million Kcal |
| 2015 | +758.7% | 5,590 million Kcal | 47,998 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46,276 million Kcal | 18.48 million Kcal | 176,508 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,464 million Kcal | 2,668 million Kcal | 212,952 million Kcal | 4 |
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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 groundnuts — food supply in Malawi?
- Groundnuts — food supply in Malawi was 212,952 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest groundnuts — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 212,952 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest groundnuts — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.48 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for groundnuts — food supply?
- Malawi ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts — food supply rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Groundnuts — 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.