Pulses, Other and products — Food in Malawi
Malawi: Pulses, Other and products — Food was 251 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses, Other and products — Food in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses, other and products — food in Malawi stood at 251 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, other and products — food in Malawi peaked at 251 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 176 1000 t, in 2015.
Malawi ranks 14th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses, Other and products — Food in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 186 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 192 1000 t | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 194 1000 t | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 185 1000 t | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 177 1000 t | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 176 1000 t | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 234 1000 t | +33.0% |
| 2017 | 188 1000 t | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 193 1000 t | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 230 1000 t | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 237 1000 t | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 221 1000 t | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 215 1000 t | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 251 1000 t | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 195.5 1000 t | 176 1000 t | 234 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 231 1000 t | 215 1000 t | 251 1000 t | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 30.03 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 30.03 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses, other and products — food in Malawi?
- Pulses, other and products — food in Malawi was 251 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, other and products — food recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 251 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest pulses, other and products — food recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 176 1000 t in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for pulses, other and products — food?
- Malawi ranks 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, other and products — food rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 Pulses, Other and products — Food. 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.