Total banana consumption rose 0.519% to 387 kt in Malawi in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, total banana consumption in Malawi reached an all time high of 394 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 30.6 kt in 1961. When compared to Malawi's main peers, total banana consumption in Mozambique amounted to 549 kt, 469 kt in South Africa, 2,451 kt in Tanzania and 7.00 kt in Zambia in 2021.
Malawi has been ranked 41st within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of total banana consumption, 8 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Banana Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | kt | 1,060 | 1,097 | 1,155 | 1,164 | 1,188 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | kt | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo (DRC) | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 569 | 675 | 742 | 732 | 736 | |||||||
| Kenya | kt | 1,182 | 1,181 | 1,315 | 1,298 | 1,572 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | kt | ... | ... | ... | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | |||||||||||||||
| Malawi | kt | 386 | 385 | 389 | 394 | 371 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | kt | 495 | 358 | 493 | 530 | 576 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | kt | 4.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | kt | 415 | 353 | 415 | 546 | 509 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | kt | 3.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | kt | 2,455 | 2,148 | 1,734 | 2,317 | 2,329 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | kt | 530 | 523 | 515 | 509 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | 3.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | kt | 200 | 209 | 199 | 161 | 124 |
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