Oilcrops — Food supply in Malawi
Malawi: Oilcrops — Food supply was 307,654 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops — Food supply in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, oilcrops — food supply in Malawi stood at 307,654 million Kcal.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops — food supply in Malawi peaked at 314,965 million Kcal in 2013 and was at its lowest, 27,478 million Kcal, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 61st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Oilcrops — Food supply in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 230,017 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 130,989 million Kcal | -43.1% |
| 2012 | 133,063 million Kcal | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 314,965 million Kcal | +136.7% |
| 2014 | 150,007 million Kcal | -52.4% |
| 2015 | 196,415 million Kcal | +30.9% |
| 2016 | 165,093 million Kcal | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 164,296 million Kcal | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 265,434 million Kcal | +61.6% |
| 2019 | 157,123 million Kcal | -40.8% |
| 2020 | 27,478 million Kcal | -82.5% |
| 2021 | 127,818 million Kcal | +365.2% |
| 2022 | 274,834 million Kcal | +115.0% |
| 2023 | 307,654 million Kcal | +11.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 307,654 million Kcal is above the median for low income countries, which is 199,182 million Kcal, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 307,654 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 193,814 million Kcal, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 190,740 million Kcal | 130,989 million Kcal | 314,965 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 184,446 million Kcal | 27,478 million Kcal | 307,654 million Kcal | 4 |
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 oilcrops — food supply in Malawi?
- Oilcrops — food supply in Malawi was 307,654 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 314,965 million Kcal in 2013.
- What is the lowest oilcrops — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,478 million Kcal in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for oilcrops — food supply?
- Malawi ranks 61st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops — food supply rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Oilcrops — 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.