Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Malawi
Malawi: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 183 μg/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Malawi stood at 183 μg/cap/d.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 916.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Malawi peaked at 198 μg/cap/d in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18 μg/cap/d, in 2011.
That places Malawi 8th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Malawi, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 18 μg/cap/d | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 19 μg/cap/d | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 18 μg/cap/d | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 198 μg/cap/d | +1000.0% |
| 2015 | 193 μg/cap/d | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 188 μg/cap/d | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 183 μg/cap/d | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 179 μg/cap/d | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 174 μg/cap/d | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 172 μg/cap/d | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 189 μg/cap/d | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 187 μg/cap/d | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 183 μg/cap/d | -2.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 183 μg/cap/d is above the median for low income countries, which is 65.5 μg/cap/d, 2.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 183 μg/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65 μg/cap/d, 2.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1000.0% | 18 μg/cap/d | 198 μg/cap/d |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 118.9 μg/cap/d | 18 μg/cap/d | 198 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 182.75 μg/cap/d | 172 μg/cap/d | 189 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 5 Angola 251 μg/cap/d compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 45 μg/cap/d compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 25 μg/cap/d compare
- 6 Cuba 230 μg/cap/d compare
- 7 Ghana 216 μg/cap/d compare
- 7 Viet Nam 20 μg/cap/d compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 19 μg/cap/d compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 16 μg/cap/d compare
- 9 Vanuatu 179 μg/cap/d compare
- 10 Guinea 177 μg/cap/d compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 μg/cap/d
- 10 Republic of Moldova 0 μg/cap/d
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 0 μg/cap/d
- 10 Türkiye 0 μg/cap/d
- 11 Madagascar 173 μg/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 — vitamin a supply in Malawi?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Malawi was 183 μg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 198 μg/cap/d in 2014.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 μg/cap/d in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- Malawi ranks 8th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 916.7%. 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 Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol activity equivalents) — 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.