Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity in Malawi
Malawi: Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity was 16,802 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in Malawi stood at 16,802 t.
The figure is up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in Malawi peaked at 20,004 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8,449 t, in 2011.
Malawi ranks 37th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10,135 t | — |
| 2011 | 8,449 t | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 13,114 t | +55.2% |
| 2013 | 11,785 t | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 12,267 t | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 14,267 t | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 15,368 t | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 19,271 t | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 20,004 t | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 16,274 t | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 16,981 t | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 16,802 t | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 16,802 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16,802 t | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 16,802 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,499 t, 11.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 16,802 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,340 t, 7.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +55.2% | 8,449 t | 13,114 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14,093 t | 8,449 t | 20,004 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,847 t | 16,802 t | 16,981 t | 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 — protein supply quantity in Malawi?
- Freshwater fish — protein supply quantity in Malawi was 16,802 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — protein supply quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 20,004 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — protein supply quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,449 t in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for freshwater fish — protein supply quantity?
- Malawi ranks 37th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — protein supply quantity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. 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 — Protein supply quantity (t). 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.