Ethiopia vs Malawi: Dietary composition by country

Ethiopia
0.92 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Malawi
0.87 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
163rd
Malawi rank
164th

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.92 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.87 kilocalories per day per capita in Malawi, a difference of 0.05 kilocalories per day per capita.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Malawi ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 163rd and Malawi ranks 164th of 191 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Dietary composition by country
Unit
kilocalories per day per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 10,034 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.