Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Malawi
Malawi: Freshwater Fish — Food supply was 127,987 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freshwater fish — food supply in Malawi is 127,987 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — food supply in Malawi peaked at 152,575 million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 62,152 million Kcal, in 2011.
That places Malawi 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 74,133 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 62,152 million Kcal | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 95,171 million Kcal | +53.1% |
| 2013 | 85,693 million Kcal | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 89,328 million Kcal | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 106,172 million Kcal | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 115,279 million Kcal | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 148,246 million Kcal | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 152,575 million Kcal | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 125,256 million Kcal | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 129,399 million Kcal | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 127,987 million Kcal | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 127,987 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 127,987 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 127,987 million Kcal is above the median for low income countries, which is 10,366 million Kcal, 12.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 127,987 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,383 million Kcal, 7.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 105,401 million Kcal | 62,152 million Kcal | 152,575 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,340 million Kcal | 127,987 million Kcal | 129,399 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater fish — food supply in Malawi?
- Freshwater fish — food supply in Malawi was 127,987 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 152,575 million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,152 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for freshwater fish — food supply?
- Malawi ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — food supply rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. 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, published as part of Freshwater Fish — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.