Malawi vs Uganda: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Malawi
1,720 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Uganda
1,723 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Malawi rank
182nd
Uganda rank
181st
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1,723 kilocalories per person per day against 1,720 kilocalories per person per day in Malawi, a difference of 3 kilocalories per person per day.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 182nd and Uganda ranks 181st of 195 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,647 kilocalories per person per day | 1,648 kilocalories per person per day | 1 kilocalories per person per day | Uganda |
| 2010s | 1,672 kilocalories per person per day | 1,685 kilocalories per person per day | 12.8 kilocalories per person per day | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1,711 kilocalories per person per day | 1,716 kilocalories per person per day | 5.6 kilocalories per person per day | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1,723 kilocalories per person per day against 1,720 kilocalories per person per day in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Malawi and Uganda?
- 3 kilocalories per person per day, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Malawi ranks 182nd and Uganda ranks 181st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Minimum daily requirement of calories. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The minimum amount of daily dietary energy per person that is considered adequate to ensure they maintain a minimum weight for health. Across a population, this takes factors such as the age, sex, height, and activity levels of different individuals into account.