Malawi vs United States: Dietary composition by country
Malawi
0.87 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
United States
0.84 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Malawi rank
164th
United States rank
165th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Malawi
- United States
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.87 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.84 kilocalories per day per capita in United States, a difference of 0.03 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Malawi ranks 164th and United States ranks 165th of 191 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1990s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 2000s | 0.5034 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5034 kilocalories per day per capita | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.08 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.08 kilocalories per day per capita | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.57 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.585 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.99 kilocalories per day per capita | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Malawi or United States?
- Malawi, at 0.87 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.84 kilocalories per day per capita in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Malawi and United States?
- 0.03 kilocalories per day per capita, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and United States rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Malawi ranks 164th and United States ranks 165th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Dietary composition by country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.