Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity in Malawi
Malawi: Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity was 3.91 g/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starchy roots — protein supply quantity in Malawi is 3.91 g/cap/d, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — protein supply quantity in Malawi peaked at 6.26 g/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.68 g/cap/d, in 2019.
Malawi ranks 31st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | g/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.26 g/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 5.84 g/cap/d | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 5.95 g/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.09 g/cap/d | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.27 g/cap/d | -29.9% |
| 2015 | 3.92 g/cap/d | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 3.85 g/cap/d | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.05 g/cap/d | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 4.08 g/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.68 g/cap/d | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 3.71 g/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.93 g/cap/d | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 3.9 g/cap/d | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.91 g/cap/d | +0.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 3.91 g/cap/d is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.32 g/cap/d, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 3.91 g/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.75 g/cap/d, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity 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 | -29.9% | 6.09 g/cap/d | 4.27 g/cap/d |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8 g/cap/d | 3.68 g/cap/d | 6.26 g/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 g/cap/d | 3.71 g/cap/d | 3.93 g/cap/d | 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)
- 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 starchy roots — protein supply quantity in Malawi?
- Starchy roots — protein supply quantity in Malawi was 3.91 g/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — protein supply quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.26 g/cap/d in 2010.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — protein supply quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.68 g/cap/d in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for starchy roots — protein supply quantity?
- Malawi ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — protein supply quantity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. 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 Starchy Roots — Protein supply quantity (g/capita/day). 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.