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Malawi

Two directions on one page: the harm recorded where people live and work here, and the supply chains that connect this country to harm recorded somewhere else.

This page shows recorded deaths, production, and shares traced through trade. It does not show the death toll behind what this country uses. That number is calculated, and stays unpublished until it has a range and the model has passed its test on past years.

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Harm counted here, in the products the model covers

Each product whose supply chain counts deaths in Malawi, with its deaths per item and the part of that figure counted here — the other side of the story: harm suffered here, in things mostly bought elsewhere.

Scenario Economic-embedded, using FIGARO 2023.

In this calculation, no product’s figure reaches it.

Recorded here

Deaths recorded for this country, as their publishers counted them: war deaths from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), and deaths at work reported to the International Labour Organization. Both are records, and both are floors, not estimates of the whole. A war death is recorded where it happened, whoever died.

Recorded here
Kind of harm Years Deaths recorded Latest year
Deaths at work (ILOSTAT, as reported) 1976–1986 636 58 (1986)

What it produces

The latest year on record for each material, and this country’s share of the production on record for that year. That is not always a share of the world total: when a publisher lumps small producers together as “other countries”, that group is not a country and is not loaded.

What it produces
Material Produced Share of recorded production Quality
Coal and lignite (2024) 32,495 t 0.0% reported
Wheat (2024) 321 t 0.0% gap filled
Milk (2024) 232,764 t 0.0% estimated
Maize (2024) 3,000,000 t 0.2% external
Rice (2024) 127,000 t 0.0% reported
Soybeans (2024) 305,000 t 0.1% external
Sugar (2024) 2,965,639 t 0.1% gap filled
Coffee (2024) 11,223 t 0.1% gap filled
Cotton (2024) 24,398 t 0.0% gap filled
Livestock (2024) 703,101 t 0.2% gap filled
Timber (2024) 1,430,000 m3 0.1% estimated
Tobacco (unmanufactured) (2024) 119,957 t 2.0% gap filled
Wood charcoal (2024) 675,817 t 1.2% estimated
Agricultural land (2024) 6,132,190 ha 0.1% gap filled
Forest (2025) 2,031,700 ha 0.0% external
Fresh water (2023) 143,100,000 m3 0.0% gap filled

Where what it consumes is produced

For each material, how much of what this country uses was produced in each country. It is traced through trade, so a country that only passes a material on is not counted as its source: it hands on the mix it imported. The largest sources are listed and the rest added together.

Crude petroleum — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 19.1% —
United Arab Emirates 15.6% —
Saudi Arabia 12.2% —
Russian Federation 10.3% yes
Nigeria 10.0% yes
Iraq 6.2% yes
All other countries26.5%
Natural gas — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
United States 31.4% —
Mozambique 28.5% yes
Tanzania 12.5% yes
United Arab Emirates 11.6% —
Oman 5.7% —
South Africa 1.6% yes
All other countries8.8%
Coal and lignite — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Malawi (at home) 42.9% —
Mozambique 42.6% yes
Zimbabwe 10.7% —
South Africa 3.6% yes
All other countries0.1%
Cobalt — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. 89.8% yes
Canada 2.7% —
Russian Federation 2.6% yes
Madagascar 2.3% —
Australia 1.3% —
Turkiye 0.9% yes
All other countries0.4%
Copper — 2022, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. 78.0% yes
Zambia 21.2% —
Chile 0.3% —
Peru 0.1% yes
All other countries0.4%
Lithium — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Australia 33.3% —
China 28.5% —
Chile 23.3% —
Zimbabwe 7.4% —
Argentina 4.9% yes
Brazil 2.0% yes
All other countries0.6%
Nickel — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Australia 31.5% —
Canada 26.7% —
Russian Federation 17.0% yes
Indonesia 6.7% yes
China 6.2% —
Philippines 5.3% yes
All other countries6.5%
Gold — 2011, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
South Africa 67.1% —
Ghana 21.4% —
Indonesia 7.0% yes
United States 2.3% —
Mexico 0.7% yes
Peru 0.5% yes
All other countries0.9%
Tin — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 54.3% —
Congo, Dem. Rep. 16.3% yes
Indonesia 12.7% yes
Australia 6.8% —
Peru 3.2% —
Bolivia 1.8% —
All other countries4.9%
Tantalum — 2010, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Brazil 72.8% yes
Rwanda 14.8% —
Mozambique 12.4% yes
All other countries0.0%
Tungsten — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 91.4% —
Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 2.5% —
Rwanda 1.4% yes
Bolivia 1.2% —
Russian Federation 1.1% yes
Austria 0.8% —
All other countries1.7%
Iron ore — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
South Africa 37.1% yes
India 26.1% yes
Brazil 23.9% yes
Sweden 5.7% —
Chile 4.1% —
Canada 2.0% —
All other countries1.1%
Bauxite — 2019, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 35.3% —
Guinea 29.8% yes
Australia 14.5% —
India 10.7% yes
Indonesia 6.7% yes
Brazil 2.5% yes
All other countries0.5%
Rare earth elements — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 79.3% —
Myanmar 7.9% yes
United States 6.7% —
Australia 2.8% —
Russian Federation 1.4% yes
India 1.4% yes
All other countries0.4%
Silver — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Mexico 46.6% yes
United States 12.9% —
Poland 7.7% —
Bolivia 5.5% —
Chile 5.3% —
Peru 4.0% —
All other countries18.0%
Zinc — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
India 78.3% yes
Mexico 5.9% yes
Peru 4.1% —
Bolivia 4.0% —
Australia 3.9% —
United States 2.7% —
All other countries1.2%
Phosphate rock — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Tanzania 100.0% —
All other countries0.0%
Manganese — 2015, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
South Africa 69.8% —
Gabon 11.4% —
China 8.7% yes
Australia 5.8% —
India 1.9% yes
Brazil 1.1% yes
All other countries1.3%
Natural graphite — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 58.9% —
Mozambique 21.6% yes
Madagascar 12.5% —
Brazil 3.5% yes
Norway 1.5% —
India 0.9% yes
All other countries1.1%
Salt — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
India 80.4% yes
Egypt, Arab Rep. 13.7% —
Pakistan 1.8% yes
China 1.4% —
Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.6% yes
Netherlands 0.5% —
All other countries1.6%
Silica sand — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
India 58.0% yes
China 29.6% —
Turkiye 3.7% yes
France 1.6% yes
Netherlands 1.3% —
United States 1.0% —
All other countries4.8%
Natural diamonds (rough) — 2015, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Russian Federation 31.5% yes
South Africa 22.7% —
Botswana 16.9% —
Canada 8.4% —
Angola 5.5% yes
Australia 5.2% —
All other countries9.9%
Wheat — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Russian Federation 45.3% yes
Canada 24.8% —
Australia 15.2% —
Germany 6.1% yes
Argentina 4.8% yes
Czechia 1.1% —
All other countries2.7%
Milk — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Malawi (at home) 95.1% —
South Africa 1.9% yes
Uganda 1.1% yes
United Kingdom 0.7% —
New Zealand 0.6% —
All other countries0.6%
Maize — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Malawi (at home) 98.0% —
Tanzania 1.0% yes
Ukraine 0.4% yes
South Africa 0.3% yes
Zambia 0.1% —
All other countries0.2%
Rice — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Malawi (at home) 93.9% —
India 2.4% yes
China 2.3% —
Tanzania 0.7% yes
Pakistan 0.3% yes
United States 0.2% —
All other countries0.2%
Soybeans — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Malawi (at home) 98.8% —
Mozambique 0.6% yes
Brazil 0.2% yes
All other countries0.5%
Sugar — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Malawi (at home) 95.2% —
South Africa 1.9% yes
Eswatini 1.6% —
Mauritius 0.7% —
Brazil 0.3% yes
India 0.1% yes
All other countries0.1%
Coffee — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Malawi (at home) 99.4% —
Brazil 0.3% yes
All other countries0.3%
Cocoa — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Tanzania 35.9% —
Peru 18.9% yes
Uganda 17.4% yes
Panama 12.1% —
Congo, Dem. Rep. 5.3% yes
Papua New Guinea 4.1% yes
All other countries6.3%
Palm oil — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Malaysia 79.3% —
Indonesia 19.9% yes
Thailand 0.4% yes
Papua New Guinea 0.3% yes
All other countries0.1%
Cotton — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Malawi (at home) 99.7% —
All other countries0.3%
Livestock — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Malawi (at home) 99.8% —
All other countries0.2%
Timber — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Malawi (at home) 97.6% —
Tanzania 1.5% yes
South Africa 0.6% yes
All other countries0.2%
Tobacco (unmanufactured) — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Malawi (at home) 93.0% —
Zambia 4.5% —
Mozambique 1.7% yes
India 0.7% yes
All other countries0.2%
Wood charcoal — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Malawi (at home) 100.0% —
All other countries0.0%

“War recorded” marks a source country where war deaths were recorded in the same year. It is a fact about that country, not a claim that this material caused them.

Where what it produces is consumed

For each material this country produces, how much of it is used in each country, including at home.

Coal and lignite — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Malawi (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Wheat — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Malawi (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Milk — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Malawi (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Maize — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Malawi (at home) 99.9%
All other countries0.1%
Rice — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Malawi (at home) 99.9%
All other countries0.1%
Soybeans — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Malawi (at home) 95.4%
Zimbabwe 4.2%
Zambia 0.1%
Tanzania 0.1%
Mozambique 0.0%
Congo, Dem. Rep. 0.0%
All other countries0.2%
Sugar — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Malawi (at home) 90.0%
United States 5.3%
Kenya 0.6%
South Africa 0.4%
Norway 0.1%
Botswana 0.1%
All other countries3.5%
Coffee — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Malawi (at home) 89.7%
Finland 0.9%
South Africa 0.8%
Mozambique 0.1%
Botswana 0.1%
Namibia 0.0%
All other countries8.4%
Cotton — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Malawi (at home) 77.8%
United Arab Emirates 2.3%
Lesotho 1.9%
Mozambique 1.3%
France 0.5%
Mauritius 0.4%
All other countries15.9%
Livestock — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Malawi (at home) 99.5%
Congo, Dem. Rep. 0.4%
Congo, Rep. 0.1%
All other countries0.1%
Timber — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Malawi (at home) 99.6%
All other countries0.4%
Tobacco (unmanufactured) — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Germany 9.3%
Poland 9.2%
Turkiye 8.0%
Egypt, Arab Rep. 6.8%
China 5.5%
United Arab Emirates 5.1%
All other countries56.1%
Wood charcoal — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Malawi (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%

The number this page does not show

The harm these supply chains carry is calculated, and not shown.

The model passes the harm counted where a material is produced on to the countries that use it. That is a count of people from a recorded calculation, with no range yet, and nothing of that kind is published before the model passes its test on past years. What this page can show without it is the structure: who produces, who uses, and where harm is recorded along the way.

Sources

Sources
Version of the data Downloaded File fingerprint
ilostat · fatal-20261006 2026-10-06 700fa580091e41e7…
eia · intl-20261003 2026-10-06 9251a5920ebe7044…
faostat · qcl-20251231 2026-09-29 c5835418c18f9322…
faostat · fo-20260109 2026-09-29 c2f7fc99651f620b…
faostat · rl-20261002 2026-10-06 39b739fbfb694971…
aquastat · ds-20260713 2026-10-06 3bca93e1d4430099…
baci · HS92_V202601-20260130 2026-09-29 43259580059fa83e…
ucdp · ged-v26.1 2026-09-10 8c941d84954e555e…

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