Daily supply of calories per person in Malawi
Malawi: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,618 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
In 2023, daily supply of calories per person in Malawi stood at 2,618 kilocalories per day.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Malawi peaked at 2,642 kilocalories per day in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,733 kilocalories per day, in 1992.
Malawi ranks 148th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,108 kilocalories per day | 1,953 kilocalories per day | 2,198 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,355 kilocalories per day | 2,273 kilocalories per day | 2,406 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,046 kilocalories per day | 1,930 kilocalories per day | 2,222 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,938 kilocalories per day | 1,733 kilocalories per day | 2,172 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,248 kilocalories per day | 2,178 kilocalories per day | 2,345 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,578 kilocalories per day | 2,556 kilocalories per day | 2,603 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,624 kilocalories per day | 2,614 kilocalories per day | 2,642 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Malawi?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Malawi was 2,618 kilocalories per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2,642 kilocalories per day in 2021.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,733 kilocalories per day in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Malawi ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.