Potatoes and products — Food supply quantity in Malawi
Malawi: Potatoes and products — Food supply quantity was 36.06 kg/cap in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes and products — Food supply quantity in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 36.06 kg/cap for potatoes and products — food supply quantity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes and products — food supply quantity in Malawi peaked at 114.61 kg/cap in 2010 and was at its lowest, 33.23 kg/cap, in 2019.
That places Malawi 68th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes and products — Food supply quantity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 114.61 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 104.74 kg/cap | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 106.66 kg/cap | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 110.93 kg/cap | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 41.73 kg/cap | -62.4% |
| 2015 | 35.73 kg/cap | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 34.89 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 40.21 kg/cap | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 41.44 kg/cap | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 33.23 kg/cap | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 33.88 kg/cap | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 35.78 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 35.25 kg/cap | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 36.06 kg/cap | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.42 kg/cap | 33.23 kg/cap | 114.61 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.24 kg/cap | 33.88 kg/cap | 36.06 kg/cap | 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 potatoes and products — food supply quantity in Malawi?
- Potatoes and products — food supply quantity in Malawi was 36.06 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes and products — food supply quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 114.61 kg/cap in 2010.
- What is the lowest potatoes and products — food supply quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.23 kg/cap in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for potatoes and products — food supply quantity?
- Malawi ranks 68th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes and products — food supply quantity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.5%. 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 Potatoes and products — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). 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.