Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply in Malawi
Malawi: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply was 155 mg/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in mg/cap/d.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 155 mg/cap/d for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply in 2023.
That represents a change of down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply in Malawi peaked at 212 mg/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 147 mg/cap/d, in 2019.
That places Malawi 18th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply in Malawi, year by year
| Year | mg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 212 mg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 201 mg/cap/d | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 204 mg/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 207 mg/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 166 mg/cap/d | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 156 mg/cap/d | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 154 mg/cap/d | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 159 mg/cap/d | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 160 mg/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 147 mg/cap/d | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 148 mg/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 155 mg/cap/d | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 155 mg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 155 mg/cap/d | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 176.6 mg/cap/d | 147 mg/cap/d | 212 mg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 153.25 mg/cap/d | 148 mg/cap/d | 155 mg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 16 Samoa 168 mg/cap/d compare
- 17 Papua New Guinea 164 mg/cap/d compare
- 19 Tonga 151 mg/cap/d compare
- 20 Peru 147 mg/cap/d compare
- 21 Sao Tome and Principe 134 mg/cap/d 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 roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply in Malawi?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply in Malawi was 155 mg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 212 mg/cap/d in 2010.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 147 mg/cap/d in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply?
- Malawi ranks 18th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. 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 Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA 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 capita 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.