Pimento — Food supply in Malawi
Malawi: Pimento — Food supply was 3,815 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pimento — Food supply in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 3,815 million Kcal for pimento — food supply in 2023.
That represents a change of up 44.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pimento — food supply in Malawi peaked at 5,241 million Kcal in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,287 million Kcal, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 86th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pimento — Food supply in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,085 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 4,259 million Kcal | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 4,279 million Kcal | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4,504 million Kcal | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 4,748 million Kcal | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 4,881 million Kcal | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 5,023 million Kcal | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 5,241 million Kcal | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1,287 million Kcal | -75.4% |
| 2019 | 3,202 million Kcal | +148.8% |
| 2020 | 2,541 million Kcal | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 1,622 million Kcal | -36.2% |
| 2022 | 2,643 million Kcal | +63.0% |
| 2023 | 3,815 million Kcal | +44.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 3,815 million Kcal is above the median for low income countries, which is 452.6 million Kcal, 8.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 3,815 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 263.87 million Kcal, 14.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pimento — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +148.8% | 1,287 million Kcal | 3,202 million Kcal |
| 2018 | -75.4% | 5,241 million Kcal | 1,287 million Kcal |
| 2022 | +63.0% | 1,622 million Kcal | 2,643 million Kcal |
| 2021 | -36.2% | 2,541 million Kcal | 1,622 million Kcal |
| 2023 | +44.3% | 2,643 million Kcal | 3,815 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,151 million Kcal | 1,287 million Kcal | 5,241 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,655 million Kcal | 1,622 million Kcal | 3,815 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 pimento — food supply in Malawi?
- Pimento — food supply in Malawi was 3,815 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pimento — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5,241 million Kcal in 2017.
- What is the lowest pimento — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,287 million Kcal in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for pimento — food supply?
- Malawi ranks 86th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pimento — food supply rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pimento — 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.