Minimum requirement calories in Malawi
Malawi: Minimum requirement calories was 1,720 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,720
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
182nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,720
in 2024
All-time low
1,644
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for minimum requirement calories in Malawi is 1,720, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Malawi peaked at 1,720 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,644, in 2004.
Malawi ranks 182nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Minimum requirement calories in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,649 | — |
| 2001 | 1,648 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,647 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,646 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,644 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,645 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,645 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,646 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,647 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,649 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,651 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,655 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,659 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,663 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,668 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,673 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,679 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,685 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,690 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,696 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,701 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,706 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,711 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,716 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,720 | +0.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1,720 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,724, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1,720 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,647 | 1,644 | 1,649 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,672 | 1,651 | 1,696 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,711 | 1,701 | 1,720 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Malawi?
- Minimum requirement calories in Malawi was 1,720 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,720 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,644 in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Malawi ranks 182nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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