Dietary energy supply per person

155 countries, 2023. Unit: kcal per person per day.

First in the ranking
3,947 kcal
United States
Median country
2,946 kcal
half above, half below
World
3,017 kcal
FAO aggregate
Range
1,816 to 3,947
Somalia - United States

How to read it

Across 155 countries worldwide, the highest value is in United States (3,947 kcal) and the lowest in Somalia (1,816 kcal).

The median country is at 2,946 kcal: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 2,709 kcal in 2000 to 3,026 kcal in 2024.

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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 Continent Share of the highest value
1United States3,947North America
2Belgium3,921Europe
3Ireland3,921Europe
4Serbia3,879Europe
5Austria3,756Europe
6Israel3,754Asia
7Italy3,753Europe
8Denmark3,734Europe
9Poland3,730Europe
10Iceland3,681Europe
11Montenegro3,669Europe
12Saudi Arabia3,660Asia
13Romania3,649Europe
14Canada3,590North America
15Australia3,562Oceania
16Portugal3,553Europe
17Hungary3,549Europe
18Germany3,535Europe
19Russia3,528Europe
20China3,527Asia
21Luxembourg3,522Europe
22France3,490Europe
23North Macedonia3,476Europe
24Netherlands3,467Europe
25Bosnia and Herzegovina3,458Europe
26Croatia3,448Europe
27United Kingdom3,435Europe
28Tunisia3,432Africa
29South Korea3,430Asia
30Malta3,407Europe
31Switzerland3,402Europe
32Belarus3,396Europe
33Algeria3,396Africa
34Czechia3,384Europe
35Greece3,382Europe
36Spain3,377Europe
37Brazil3,367South America
38Sweden3,367Europe
39Morocco3,357Africa
40Lithuania3,348Europe
41Argentina3,346South America
42Finland3,346Europe
43Latvia3,342Europe
44Azerbaijan3,339Asia
45Uruguay3,323South America
46Guyana3,318South America
47Dominican Republic3,313North America
48Uzbekistan3,297Asia
49Estonia3,287Europe
50Mexico3,261North America
51Mauritius3,256Africa
52Albania3,238Europe
53Slovenia3,200Europe
54Egypt3,167Africa
55Dominica3,141North America
56Kazakhstan3,136Asia
57Ghana3,135Africa
58Armenia3,129Asia
59Kiribati3,126Oceania
60New Zealand3,122Oceania
61Barbados3,118North America
62Guinea3,117Africa
63Samoa3,117Oceania
64Colombia3,111South America
65Panama3,105North America
66Paraguay3,077South America
67Costa Rica3,061North America
68Chile3,057South America
69French Polynesia3,045Oceania
70Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3,043North America
71Mongolia3,031Asia
72New Caledonia3,016Oceania
73Bulgaria3,000Europe
74Georgia3,000Asia
75Moldova2,991Europe
76Oman2,981Asia
77Vietnam2,978Asia
78Trinidad and Tobago2,946North America
79Nepal2,940Asia
80Fiji2,938Oceania
81Malaysia2,928Asia
82Côte d'Ivoire2,927Africa
83Philippines2,924Asia
84Mauritania2,909Africa
85Vanuatu2,909Oceania
86Indonesia2,900Asia
87El Salvador2,896North America
88Jamaica2,892North America
89Iran2,888Asia
90Myanmar2,878Asia
91Libya2,869Africa
92Senegal2,867Africa
93Cameroon2,839Africa
94Belize2,832North America
95Thailand2,832Asia
96Lebanon2,828Asia
97Peru2,827South America
98Turkmenistan2,814Asia
99Benin2,813Africa
100Venezuela2,812South America
101Burkina Faso2,804Africa
102Guatemala2,804North America
103Cabo Verde2,794Africa
104Mali2,786Africa
105Ukraine2,775Europe
106Kyrgyzstan2,763Asia
107Iraq2,753Asia
108Tajikistan2,746Asia
109Djibouti2,721Africa
110Sri Lanka2,712Asia
111Botswana2,703Africa
112South Africa2,687Africa
113India2,663Asia
114Gabon2,654Africa
115Niger2,642Africa
116Togo2,641Africa
117Ecuador2,622South America
118Honduras2,621North America
119Bangladesh2,604Asia
120Malawi2,603Africa
121Eswatini2,574Africa
122Jordan2,566Asia
123Guinea-Bissau2,560Africa
124Ethiopia2,551Africa
125Suriname2,539South America
126Laos2,519Asia
127Pakistan2,517Asia
128Tanzania2,514Africa
129Namibia2,492Africa
130South Sudan2,466Africa
131Nigeria2,449Africa
132Rwanda2,423Africa
133Uganda2,421Africa
134The Gambia2,402Africa
135Comoros2,390Africa
136Sierra Leone2,384Africa
137Zimbabwe2,383Africa
138Bolivia2,379South America
139Angola2,364Africa
140Syria2,299Asia
141São Tomé and Principe2,279Africa
142Afghanistan2,277Asia
143Timor-Leste2,277Asia
144Zambia2,219Africa
145Republic of the Congo2,203Africa
146Mozambique2,192Africa
147Solomon Islands2,166Oceania
148Kenya2,160Africa
149Papua New Guinea2,149Oceania
150Chad2,134Africa
151Liberia2,125Africa
152Democratic Republic of the Congo2,051Africa
153Madagascar1,988Africa
154Haiti1,981North America
155Somalia1,816Africa
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Biggest changes, 2013-2023

% change · 154 countries

Largest increase

  1. Guyana 2,720 → 3,318 +22%
  2. Dominican Republic 2,742 → 3,313 +21%
  3. Philippines 2,437 → 2,924 +20%
  4. Tajikistan 2,309 → 2,746 +19%
  5. Mongolia 2,561 → 3,031 +18%

Largest decrease

  1. Syria 2,871 → 2,299 −20%
  2. Ukraine 3,144 → 2,775 −12%
  3. Chad 2,385 → 2,134 −11%
  4. Haiti 2,164 → 1,981 −8%
  5. The Gambia 2,608 → 2,402 −8%

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Calories per person - continent medians

kcal

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

2,250 2,500 2,750 3,000 3,250 3,500 2001 Africa: 2,306.5 Asia: 2,384 Europe: 3,163 North America: 2,651 South America: 2,714.5 Oceania: 2,752.5 2002 Africa: 2,280 Asia: 2,408.5 Europe: 3,231 North America: 2,668 South America: 2,725 Oceania: 2,748.5 2003 Africa: 2,319.5 Asia: 2,445.5 Europe: 3,202 North America: 2,685 South America: 2,747 Oceania: 2,755.5 2004 Africa: 2,349.5 Asia: 2,514 Europe: 3,221 North America: 2,729 South America: 2,703.5 Oceania: 2,788.5 2005 Africa: 2,378 Asia: 2,563.5 Europe: 3,228 North America: 2,746 South America: 2,724.5 Oceania: 2,821 2006 Africa: 2,406.5 Asia: 2,619 Europe: 3,233 North America: 2,744 South America: 2,745 Oceania: 2,828.5 2007 Africa: 2,422.5 Asia: 2,668 Europe: 3,255 North America: 2,743 South America: 2,766 Oceania: 2,822 2008 Africa: 2,446.5 Asia: 2,696 Europe: 3,243 North America: 2,742 South America: 2,860.5 Oceania: 2,871.5 2009 Africa: 2,462 Asia: 2,701.5 Europe: 3,272 North America: 2,753 South America: 2,843 Oceania: 2,879.5 2010 Africa: 2,466.5 Asia: 2,724.5 Europe: 3,304 North America: 2,761 South America: 2,838 Oceania: 2,916.5 2011 Africa: 2,474 Asia: 2,712.5 Europe: 3,321 North America: 2,764 South America: 2,853.5 Oceania: 2,885 2012 Africa: 2,485 Asia: 2,731.5 Europe: 3,325 North America: 2,784 South America: 2,877 Oceania: 2,885.5 2013 Africa: 2,497 Asia: 2,736.5 Europe: 3,330 North America: 2,786 South America: 2,885 Oceania: 2,913 2014 Africa: 2,521 Asia: 2,812.5 Europe: 3,352 North America: 2,791 South America: 2,907.5 Oceania: 2,949 2015 Africa: 2,518 Asia: 2,811.5 Europe: 3,365 North America: 2,796 South America: 2,961 Oceania: 2,940.5 2016 Africa: 2,556 Asia: 2,797.5 Europe: 3,345 North America: 2,833 South America: 2,976.5 Oceania: 2,926 2017 Africa: 2,560 Asia: 2,831.5 Europe: 3,370 North America: 2,877 South America: 3,002 Oceania: 2,942.5 2018 Africa: 2,550 Asia: 2,838 Europe: 3,363 North America: 2,998 South America: 3,039.5 Oceania: 2,945.5 2019 Africa: 2,543 Asia: 2,856 Europe: 3,375 North America: 2,982 South America: 3,043.5 Oceania: 2,973 2020 Africa: 2,584 Asia: 2,880 Europe: 3,411 North America: 2,985 South America: 3,093 Oceania: 3,011 2021 Africa: 2,546.5 Asia: 2,869 Europe: 3,420 North America: 2,999 South America: 3,106 Oceania: 3,049.5 2022 Africa: 2,557 Asia: 2,871 Europe: 3,461 North America: 3,013 South America: 3,088 Oceania: 3,039 2023 Africa: 2,574 Asia: 2,888 Europe: 3,458 North America: 3,052 South America: 3,067 Oceania: 3,030.5 2001 2009 2013 2017 2023

By continent

median country
Africa 2,574 kcal
Asia 2,888 kcal
Europe 3,458 kcal
North America 3,052 kcal
South America 3,067 kcal
Oceania 3,031 kcal

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