Soyabeans — Food supply in Malawi
Malawi: Soyabeans — Food supply was 94,456 million Kcal in 2023. ▼ Falling
Soyabeans — Food supply in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 94,456 million Kcal for soyabeans — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.3% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soyabeans — food supply in Malawi peaked at 162,322 million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23,964 million Kcal, in 2020.
That places Malawi 24th out of 194 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.
Soyabeans — Food supply in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 126,104 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 130,740 million Kcal | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 132,693 million Kcal | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 138,298 million Kcal | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 144,234 million Kcal | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 148,271 million Kcal | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 152,477 million Kcal | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 158,027 million Kcal | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 162,322 million Kcal | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 149,583 million Kcal | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 23,964 million Kcal | -84.0% |
| 2021 | 124,944 million Kcal | +421.4% |
| 2022 | 155,728 million Kcal | +24.6% |
| 2023 | 94,456 million Kcal | -39.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 94,456 million Kcal is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,228 million Kcal, 42.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 94,456 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,318 million Kcal, 71.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soyabeans — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +421.4% | 23,964 million Kcal | 124,944 million Kcal |
| 2020 | -84.0% | 149,583 million Kcal | 23,964 million Kcal |
| 2023 | -39.3% | 155,728 million Kcal | 94,456 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 144,275 million Kcal | 126,104 million Kcal | 162,322 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,773 million Kcal | 23,964 million Kcal | 155,728 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 21 Peru 123,295 million Kcal compare
- 22 Afghanistan 121,119 million Kcal compare
- 23 Democratic Republic of the Congo 95,875 million Kcal compare
- 25 South Africa 87,889 million Kcal compare
- 26 Colombia 78,156 million Kcal compare
- 27 Angola 74,396 million Kcal 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 soyabeans — food supply in Malawi?
- Soyabeans — food supply in Malawi was 94,456 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soyabeans — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 162,322 million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest soyabeans — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,964 million Kcal in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for soyabeans — food supply?
- Malawi ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is soyabeans — food supply rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. 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 Soyabeans — 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.