Malawi vs Rwanda: Dietary compositions by commodity group

Malawi

9.94 kilocalories per day per capita

in 2023

Rwanda

10.02 kilocalories per day per capita

in 2023

Malawi rank

183rd

Rwanda rank

182nd

Dietary compositions by commodity group over time

Malawi
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 10.02 kilocalories per day per capita against 9.94 kilocalories per day per capita in Malawi, a difference of 0.08 kilocalories per day per capita.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 183rd and Rwanda ranks 182nd 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.