Total bean consumption fell 2.75% to 106 kt in Malawi in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, total bean consumption in Malawi reached an all time high of 109 kt in 2020 and an all time low of 19.5 kt in 1961. When compared to Malawi's main peers, total bean consumption in Mozambique amounted to 85.0 kt, 77.0 kt in South Africa, 999 kt in Tanzania and 1.00 kt in Zambia in 2021.
Malawi has been ranked 33rd within the group of 133 countries we follow in terms of total bean consumption, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bean 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 | 219 | 198 | 209 | 224 | 230 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | kt | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Congo (DRC) | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 165 | 180 | 200 | 220 | 220 | |||||||
| Kenya | kt | 571 | 589 | 606 | 625 | 726 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | kt | 3.00 | 2.00 | 6.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | kt | 90.0 | 93.0 | 96.0 | 99.0 | 91.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | kt | ... | 24.0 | 46.0 | 29.0 | 16.0 | 90.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Namibia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| South Africa | kt | 85.0 | 59.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 52.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | kt | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | kt | 703 | 735 | 768 | 906 | 933 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | kt | 744 | 605 | 619 | 604 | 546 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | ... | ... | 1.00 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | kt | 13.0 | 9.00 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 |
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