What is per capita egg consumption in Malawi?

Per capita egg consumption in Malawi was 0.88 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest per capita egg consumption recorded in Malawi?

The highest recorded value was 1.67 kilograms per year per capita in 1999.

What is the lowest per capita egg consumption recorded in Malawi?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7572 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.

How does Malawi rank for per capita egg consumption?

Malawi ranks 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is per capita egg consumption rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Malawi data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita egg consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Per capita egg consumption in Malawi

Name: Per capita egg consumption in Malawi
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malawi: Per capita egg consumption was 0.88 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.88 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

169th

of 191 countries

All-time high

1.67 kilograms per year per capita

in 1999

All-time low

0.7572 kilograms per year per capita

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Per capita egg consumption in Malawi, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.88 kilograms per year per capita for per capita egg consumption in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita egg consumption in Malawi peaked at 1.67 kilograms per year per capita in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7572 kilograms per year per capita, in 1961.

That places Malawi 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.9226 kilograms per year per capita	0.7572 kilograms per year per capita	1.49 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	1.52 kilograms per year per capita	1.41 kilograms per year per capita	1.59 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	1.39 kilograms per year per capita	1.31 kilograms per year per capita	1.5 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	1.47 kilograms per year per capita	1.2 kilograms per year per capita	1.67 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	1.35 kilograms per year per capita	1.12 kilograms per year per capita	1.51 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	1.05 kilograms per year per capita	0.93 kilograms per year per capita	1.14 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	0.9225 kilograms per year per capita	0.88 kilograms per year per capita	0.95 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Malawi

166 Ghana 1.06 kilograms per year per capita compare
167 Mauritania 1.06 kilograms per year per capita compare
168 Benin 0.9219 kilograms per year per capita compare
170 Gabon 0.85 kilograms per year per capita compare
171 Namibia 0.84 kilograms per year per capita compare
172 Solomon Islands 0.84 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More economy & growth data for Malawi

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -18.1% (2025)
Inflation of consumer prices 28.4% (2025)
GDP per capita 548.16 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 11.0% (2024)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 12.18 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 548.16 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 1,751 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.46 trillion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 835.90 million current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 1.83 trillion current LCU (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita egg consumption in Malawi?: Per capita egg consumption in Malawi was 0.88 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita egg consumption recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 1.67 kilograms per year per capita in 1999.
What is the lowest per capita egg consumption recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7572 kilograms per year per capita in 1961.
How does Malawi rank for per capita egg consumption?: Malawi ranks 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is per capita egg consumption rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita egg consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Per capita egg consumption
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.