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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
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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.

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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.