Offals — Food supply in Malawi
Malawi: Offals — Food supply was 5.29 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Offals — Food supply in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, offals — food supply in Malawi stood at 5.29 kcal/cap/d.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, offals — food supply in Malawi peaked at 5.39 kcal/cap/d in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.93 kcal/cap/d, in 2010.
That places Malawi 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Offals — Food supply in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.93 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 2.17 kcal/cap/d | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 2.44 kcal/cap/d | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 2.73 kcal/cap/d | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 2.92 kcal/cap/d | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 3.23 kcal/cap/d | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 3.6 kcal/cap/d | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 3.85 kcal/cap/d | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 4.62 kcal/cap/d | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 4.56 kcal/cap/d | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.32 kcal/cap/d | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 5.09 kcal/cap/d | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 5.39 kcal/cap/d | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 5.29 kcal/cap/d | -1.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 5.29 kcal/cap/d is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.71 kcal/cap/d, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 5.29 kcal/cap/d is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.67 kcal/cap/d, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2 kcal/cap/d | 1.93 kcal/cap/d | 4.62 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.02 kcal/cap/d | 4.32 kcal/cap/d | 5.39 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 133 Zambia 5.64 kcal/cap/d compare
- 134 Pakistan 5.44 kcal/cap/d compare
- 135 Marshall Islands 5.4 kcal/cap/d compare
- 137 United Republic of Tanzania 5.2 kcal/cap/d compare
- 138 Republic of Moldova 5.02 kcal/cap/d compare
- 138 Moldova 5.02 kcal/cap/d compare
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 offals — food supply in Malawi?
- Offals — food supply in Malawi was 5.29 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest offals — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.39 kcal/cap/d in 2022.
- What is the lowest offals — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.93 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for offals — food supply?
- Malawi ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is offals — food supply rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.8%. 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 Offals — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.