Country Overview Wheat Data Indicator (Source) Value Year Total Land (FAO) 94,280 km2 2012 Arable Land (FAO) 3,750,000 ha 2012 Wheat area (FAO) 1,300 ha 2014 Wheat area (USDA) 1,000 ha 2015 Wheat yield (FAO) t/ha 2014 Wheat yield (USDA) 2 t/ha 2015 Wheat production (FAO) 1,900 t 2014 Wheat production (USDA) 2,000 t 2015 Wheat total domestic consumption (USDA) 160,000 t 2015 Wheat domestic supply (FAO) 148,792 t 2011 Wheat imports (FAO) 150,000 t 2012 Wheat imports (USDA) 165,000 t 2015 Wheat exports (FAO) 11,213 t 2012 Wheat exports (USDA) --- --- Wheat seed production (FAO) 102 t 2013 Wheat Data Indicator (Source) Value Year Food supply - TOTAL kcal/capita/year (FAO) 2,334 2011 Food supply - CEREALS kcal/capita/year (FAO) 1,305 2011 Percentage of total daily calories from cereals (FAO) 56 % 2011 Food supply - WHEAT kcal/capita/year (FAO) 71 2011 Percentage of total daily calories from wheat (FAO) 3 % 2011 Total supply wheat (USDA) 210,000 t 2015 Beginning stocks (USDA) 43,000 t 2015 Ending stocks (USDA) 50,000 t 2015 Feed domestic consumption (USDA) --- --- Food, seed & industrial consumption (USDA) 160,000 t 2015 Demographic Data Indicator - year (Source) Year Value % Total population - (FAO) 2024 22,175,000 100% Total population projection - (FAO) 2020 19,895,000 89% Total population projection - (FAO) 2050 41,203,000 185% Urban population - (FAO) 2024 4,118,000 100% Urban population projection - (FAO) 2020 3,463,000 84% Urban population projection - (FAO) 2050 12,986,000 315% Rural Population - (FAO) 2024 18,058,000 100% Rural Population projection - (FAO) 2020 16,431,000 90% Rural Population projection - (FAO) 2050 28,217,000 156% Agricultural population - (FAO) 2020 6,540,000 100% Agricultural population projection - (FAO) 2020 6,540,000 100 % Undernourished Population - (FAO) 2014 16.23 % Human Development Index (UNDP) 2011 0.4 Literacy rate, adult total (WB) (percentage of people ages 15 and above) MWI 2,013 Life expectancy at birth, total (WB) (years) MWI 2,013 Demographic Data Indicator - year (Source) Value Year Population bellow US$ 1.25 - MWI (WB) 2013 % Multidimensional Poverty Index (UNDP) 0.334 2010 Unemployment total (WB) (percentage) 2,013 MWI GDP per capita (WB) (US$) 2,013 MWI GDP growth annual (WB) (percentage) 2,013 MWI Agriculture, value added (WB) (percentage of GDP) 2,013 MWI Fertilizer consumption (WB) (% of fertilizer production) 2,013 MWI Fertilizer consumption (WB) (kilograms per hectare of arable land) 2,013 MWI Nº of tractors per 100 sq. km of arable land (WB) 2,013 MWI Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people (WB) 2,013 MWI Internet users per 100 people (WB) This country is not found in our database or data is not available. External Links Food Security portal http://www.foodsecurityportal.org/malawi Source FAO: Last update on August 15, 2015. USDA: Last update on August 15, 2015. UNDP: Last update on February 22, 2013. WB: Instant updates via API.