Statizoid

Calorie supply by food group in Malaysia

Malaysia: Calorie supply by food group was 2,336 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
2,336
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
104th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,508
in 1980
All-time low
2,177
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Calorie supply by food group in Malaysia, 1961–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k196119922023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 2,336 for calorie supply by food group in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, calorie supply by food group in Malaysia peaked at 2,508 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 2,177, in 1991.

That places Malaysia 104th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Calorie supply by food group in Malaysia, year by year

Year Value Change
1961 2,238 —
1962 2,262 +1.1%
1963 2,293 +1.4%
1964 2,276 -0.7%
1965 2,281 +0.2%
1966 2,284 +0.1%
1967 2,303 +0.8%
1968 2,350 +2.1%
1969 2,433 +3.5%
1970 2,457 +1.0%
1971 2,407 -2.0%
1972 2,442 +1.4%
1973 2,467 +1.0%
1974 2,479 +0.5%
1975 2,415 -2.6%
1976 2,417 +0.1%
1977 2,423 +0.2%
1978 2,437 +0.6%
1979 2,494 +2.3%
1980 2,508 +0.6%
1981 2,472 -1.4%
1982 2,460 -0.5%
1983 2,447 -0.5%
1984 2,430 -0.7%
1985 2,313 -4.8%
1986 2,297 -0.7%
1987 2,215 -3.6%
1988 2,237 +1.0%
1989 2,217 -0.9%
1990 2,210 -0.3%
1991 2,177 -1.5%
1992 2,263 +3.9%
1993 2,280 +0.8%
1994 2,294 +0.6%
1995 2,360 +2.9%
1996 2,386 +1.1%
1997 2,368 -0.8%
1998 2,399 +1.3%
1999 2,451 +2.2%
2000 2,380 -2.9%
2001 2,333 -2.0%
2002 2,281 -2.2%
2003 2,287 +0.3%
2004 2,310 +1.0%
2005 2,265 -2.0%
2006 2,271 +0.3%
2007 2,309 +1.7%
2008 2,283 -1.1%
2009 2,296 +0.6%
2010 2,303 +0.3%
2011 2,352 +2.1%
2012 2,358 +0.3%
2013 2,294 -2.7%
2014 2,273 -0.9%
2015 2,306 +1.4%
2016 2,297 -0.4%
2017 2,346 +2.1%
2018 2,346 +0.0%
2019 2,350 +0.2%
2020 2,385 +1.5%
2021 2,374 -0.4%
2022 2,400 +1.1%
2023 2,336 -2.6%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 2,336 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,399, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 2,336 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,377, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,302 2,238 2,433 9
1970s 2,444 2,407 2,494 10
1980s 2,360 2,215 2,508 10
1990s 2,319 2,177 2,451 10
2000s 2,302 2,265 2,380 10
2010s 2,323 2,273 2,358 10
2020s 2,374 2,336 2,400 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 101 Belize 2,345 compare
  2. 102 Bangladesh 2,344 compare
  3. 103 Eswatini 2,342 compare
  4. 105 Uruguay 2,333 compare
  5. 106 Jamaica 2,329 compare
  6. 107 Rwanda 2,325 compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More reference data data for Malaysia

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is calorie supply by food group in Malaysia?
Calorie supply by food group in Malaysia was 2,336 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest calorie supply by food group recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 2,508 in 1980.
What is the lowest calorie supply by food group recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,177 in 1991.
How does Malaysia rank for calorie supply by food group?
Malaysia ranks 104th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is calorie supply by food group rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Calorie supply by food group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Calorie supply by food group in Malaysia. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/calorie-supply-by-food-group/malaysia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/calorie-supply-by-food-group/malaysia/">Calorie supply by food group in Malaysia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Calorie supply by food group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed