Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: Dietary compositions by commodity group

Democratic Republic of Congo

9.48 kilocalories per day per capita

in 2023

Malawi

9.94 kilocalories per day per capita

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

185th

Malawi rank

183rd

Dietary compositions by commodity group over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 9.94 kilocalories per day per capita against 9.48 kilocalories per day per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.46 kilocalories per day per capita.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 185th and Malawi ranks 183rd of 191 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Dietary compositions by commodity group
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: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day.