Onions — Food supply in Malawi
Malawi: Onions — Food supply was 108,371 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions — Food supply in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, onions — food supply in Malawi stood at 108,371 million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 194.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions — food supply in Malawi peaked at 108,371 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17,567 million Kcal, in 2011.
That places Malawi 53rd out of 189 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.
Onions — Food supply in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20,738 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 17,567 million Kcal | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 18,645 million Kcal | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 36,772 million Kcal | +97.2% |
| 2014 | 59,796 million Kcal | +62.6% |
| 2015 | 55,841 million Kcal | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 54,661 million Kcal | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 61,440 million Kcal | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 61,656 million Kcal | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 61,160 million Kcal | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 66,382 million Kcal | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 70,321 million Kcal | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 100,187 million Kcal | +42.5% |
| 2023 | 108,371 million Kcal | +8.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 108,371 million Kcal is above the median for low income countries, which is 49,016 million Kcal, 2.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 108,371 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,796 million Kcal, 8.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions — 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 | +97.2% | 18,645 million Kcal | 36,772 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44,828 million Kcal | 17,567 million Kcal | 61,656 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,315 million Kcal | 66,382 million Kcal | 108,371 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 50 Afghanistan 112,207 million Kcal compare
- 51 Australia 110,354 million Kcal compare
- 51 Australia and New Zealand 110,354 million Kcal compare
- 54 Azerbaijan 106,212 million Kcal compare
- 55 United Republic of Tanzania 103,947 million Kcal compare
- 56 Romania 95,960 million Kcal 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 onions — food supply in Malawi?
- Onions — food supply in Malawi was 108,371 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 108,371 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest onions — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,567 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for onions — food supply?
- Malawi ranks 53rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions — food supply rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.7%. 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 Onions — 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.