Dietary energy supply per person in Asia

33 countries in Asia, 2023. Unit: kcal per person per day. World ranking →

First in the ranking
3,754 kcal
Israel
Median country
2,888 kcal
half above, half below
World
3,017 kcal
FAO aggregate
Range
2,277 to 3,754
Afghanistan - Israel

How to read it

Across 33 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Israel (3,754 kcal) and the lowest in Afghanistan (2,277 kcal).

The median country is at 2,888 kcal: half are above, half below.

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Source: FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Suite of Food Security Indicators. Accessed on 24 September 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/FS Licence: CC-BY-4.0 · licence

Calories per person over time

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Israel3,754
2Saudi Arabia3,660
3China3,527
4South Korea3,430
5Azerbaijan3,339
6Uzbekistan3,297
7Kazakhstan3,136
8Armenia3,129
9Mongolia3,031
10Georgia3,000
11Oman2,981
12Vietnam2,978
13Nepal2,940
14Malaysia2,928
15Philippines2,924
16Indonesia2,900
17Iran2,888
18Myanmar2,878
19Thailand2,832
20Lebanon2,828
21Turkmenistan2,814
22Kyrgyzstan2,763
23Iraq2,753
24Tajikistan2,746
25Sri Lanka2,712
26India2,663
27Bangladesh2,604
28Jordan2,566
29Laos2,519
30Pakistan2,517
31Syria2,299
32Afghanistan2,277
33Timor-Leste2,277
FAO · 2023 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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