Per capita food supply in Malaysia

Malaysia: Per capita food supply was 2,845 kcal/cap/day in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
2,845 kcal/cap/day
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
88th
of 168 countries
All-time high
2,874 kcal/cap/day
in 2017
All-time low
2,831 kcal/cap/day
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2018

Per capita food supply in Malaysia, 2014–2018

01.0k2.0k3.0k2014201620182014: 2.8k kcal/cap/day2015: 2.9k kcal/cap/day2016: 2.8k kcal/cap/day2017: 2.9k kcal/cap/day2018: 2.8k kcal/cap/day

Source: World Bank. Measured in kcal/cap/day.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita food supply in Malaysia is 2,845 kcal/cap/day, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.5% over five years.

That places Malaysia 88th out of 168 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Per capita food supply in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Per capita food supply (kcal/cap/day) in Malaysia, 2014 to 2018.
Year kcal/cap/day Change
2014 2,831 kcal/cap/day —
2015 2,865 kcal/cap/day +1.2%
2016 2,833 kcal/cap/day -1.1%
2017 2,874 kcal/cap/day +1.4%
2018 2,845 kcal/cap/day -1.0%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 2,845 kcal/cap/day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,864 kcal/cap/day, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 2,845 kcal/cap/day is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,814 kcal/cap/day, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 85 Lebanon 2,857 kcal/cap/day compare
  2. 86 Bulgaria 2,854 kcal/cap/day compare
  3. 87 Panama 2,851 kcal/cap/day compare
  4. 89 Georgia 2,835 kcal/cap/day compare
  5. 90 Turkmenistan 2,830 kcal/cap/day compare
  6. 91 Serbia 2,828 kcal/cap/day compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

More reference data data for Malaysia

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is per capita food supply in Malaysia?
Per capita food supply in Malaysia was 2,845 kcal/cap/day in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest per capita food supply recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 2,874 kcal/cap/day in 2017.
What is the lowest per capita food supply recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,831 kcal/cap/day in 2014.
How does Malaysia rank for per capita food supply?
Malaysia ranks 88th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Per capita food supply (kcal/cap/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Per capita food supply in Malaysia. Statizoid. Retrieved 30 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/per-capita-food-supply-kcal-cap-day/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 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/per-capita-food-supply-kcal-cap-day/malaysia/">Per capita food supply in Malaysia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Per capita food supply (kcal/cap/day)
Unit
kcal/cap/day
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 840 data points, 2014–2018
Last refreshed