Dietary energy supply per person in South America

12 countries in South America, 2023. Unit: kcal per person per day. World ranking →

First in the ranking
3,367 kcal
Brazil
Median country
3,067 kcal
half above, half below
World
3,017 kcal
FAO aggregate
Range
2,379 to 3,367
Bolivia - Brazil

How to read it

Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Brazil (3,367 kcal) and the lowest in Bolivia (2,379 kcal).

The median country is at 3,067 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
1Brazil3,367
2Argentina3,346
3Uruguay3,323
4Guyana3,318
5Colombia3,111
6Paraguay3,077
7Chile3,057
8Peru2,827
9Venezuela2,812
10Ecuador2,622
11Suriname2,539
12Bolivia2,379
FAO · 2023 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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