Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food supply in Malawi
Malawi: Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food supply was 751,754 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food supply in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply in Malawi stood at 751,754 million Kcal.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply in Malawi peaked at 809,211 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 327,588 million Kcal, in 2019.
That places Malawi 97th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — Food supply in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 573,204 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 600,622 million Kcal | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 597,346 million Kcal | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 637,942 million Kcal | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 713,041 million Kcal | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 733,037 million Kcal | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 642,709 million Kcal | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 739,730 million Kcal | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 605,603 million Kcal | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 327,588 million Kcal | -45.9% |
| 2020 | 455,956 million Kcal | +39.2% |
| 2021 | 732,564 million Kcal | +60.7% |
| 2022 | 809,211 million Kcal | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 751,754 million Kcal | -7.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 751,754 million Kcal is above the median for low income countries, which is 739,622 million Kcal, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 751,754 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 715,729 million Kcal, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 617,082 million Kcal | 327,588 million Kcal | 739,730 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 687,371 million Kcal | 455,956 million Kcal | 809,211 million Kcal | 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 sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply in Malawi?
- Sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply in Malawi was 751,754 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 809,211 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 327,588 million Kcal in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply?
- Malawi ranks 97th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar (raw equivalent) — food supply rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 Sugar (Raw Equivalent) — 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.