2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in Malawi
Malawi: 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value was 24.5 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in Malawi, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Malawi stood at 24.5 %. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Malawi peaked at 24.5 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.9 %, in 2011.
Malawi ranks 14th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23.2 % | — |
| 2002 | 23.4 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 24.1 % | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 23.2 % | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 21.5 % | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 19.3 % | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 17.5 % | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 15.9 % | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 14.7 % | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 14.1 % | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 13.9 % | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.2 % | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 14.9 % | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 15.5 % | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 16.3 % | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 16.7 % | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 17.6 % | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 18.3 % | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 19.3 % | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 19.9 % | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 20.4 % | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 20.9 % | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 22.9 % | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 24.5 % | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.31 % | 14.7 % | 24.1 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.08 % | 13.9 % | 19.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.72 % | 19.9 % | 24.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 11 Solomon Islands 27 % compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 25.3 % compare
- 13 Congo 25 % compare
- 15 Gabon 23.3 % compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 23 % compare
- 17 Rwanda 22.6 % compare
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8163 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 548.16 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 542.49 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 364,284 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 28.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Malawi?
- 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value in Malawi was 24.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9 % in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value?
- Malawi ranks 14th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.1 prevalence of undernourishment — value rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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