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
184th
Rwanda rank
183rd
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 184th and Rwanda ranks 183rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.02 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.16 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.86 kilocalories per day per capita | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.89 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.28 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6134 kilocalories per day per capita | Malawi |
| 1980s | 2.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.95 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.0891 kilocalories per day per capita | Malawi |
| 1990s | 2.55 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9531 kilocalories per day per capita | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.19 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.25 kilocalories per day per capita | Malawi |
| 2010s | 6.55 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.81 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.25 kilocalories per day per capita | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 9.54 kilocalories per day per capita | 10.71 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.18 kilocalories per day per capita | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Malawi or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 10.02 kilocalories per day per capita against 9.94 kilocalories per day per capita in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 0.08 kilocalories per day per capita, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Malawi ranks 184th and Rwanda ranks 183rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Dietary compositions by commodity group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day.