Infant food — Food supply in Malawi
Malawi: Infant food — Food supply was 1,213 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Infant food — Food supply in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1,213 million Kcal for infant food — food supply in 2023.
The figure is down 53.2% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant food — food supply in Malawi peaked at 3,920 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 638.12 million Kcal, in 2010.
Malawi ranks 105th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Infant food — Food supply in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 638.12 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 661.62 million Kcal | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 671.5 million Kcal | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 881.7 million Kcal | +31.3% |
| 2014 | 729.93 million Kcal | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 750.37 million Kcal | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 771.63 million Kcal | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1,272 million Kcal | +64.9% |
| 2018 | 1,169 million Kcal | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 3,712 million Kcal | +217.5% |
| 2020 | 3,322 million Kcal | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 3,920 million Kcal | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 2,594 million Kcal | -33.8% |
| 2023 | 1,213 million Kcal | -53.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,126 million Kcal | 638.12 million Kcal | 3,712 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,762 million Kcal | 1,213 million Kcal | 3,920 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 30.03 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 30.03 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant food — food supply in Malawi?
- Infant food — food supply in Malawi was 1,213 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest infant food — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3,920 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest infant food — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 638.12 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for infant food — food supply?
- Malawi ranks 105th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is infant food — food supply rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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 Infant food — 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.