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List of countries by food energy intake

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Map of average daily dietary energy availability per capita in 2006–2008.[1]
  No data
  <6,700 kJ (1,600 kcal)
  6,700–7,500 kJ (1,600–1,800 kcal)
  7,500–8,400 kJ (1,800–2,000 kcal)
  8,400–9,200 kJ (2,000–2,200 kcal)
  9,200–10,000 kJ (2,200–2,400 kcal)
  10,000–11,000 kJ (2,400–2,600 kcal)
  11,000–12,000 kJ (2,600–2,800 kcal)
  12,000–13,000 kJ (2,800–3,000 kcal)
  13,000–13,000 kJ (3,000–3,200 kcal)
  13,000–14,000 kJ (3,200–3,400 kcal)
  14,000–15,000 kJ (3,400–3,600 kcal)
  >15,000 kJ (3,600 kcal)
Daily supply of food energy per person in different countries, 1700 to 2018

Food consumption is the amount of food available for human consumption as estimated by Our World in Data. However, the actual food consumption may be lower than the quantity shown as food availability depends on the magnitude of wastage and losses of food in the household, for example during storage, in preparation and cooking, as plate-waste or quantities fed to domestic animals and pets, thrown or given away.[2]

According to the FAO, the average minimum daily energy requirement is approximately 8,400 kilojoules (2,000 kcal) per adult and 4,200 kilojoules (1,000 kcal) a child.[3] This data is presented in kilojoules, as most countries today use the SI unit kilojoules as their primary measurement for food energy intake,[4] with the exception of the USA,[5] Canada,[6] and the UK, which use kilocalories or both.[7]

Rank Country Average daily dietary energy consumption per capita[8]
Kilojoules (kJ) Year
1  Ireland 16,250 2018
2  United States 15,820 2018
3  Belgium 15,770 2018
4  Turkey 15,530 2018
5  Austria 15,460 2018
6  Iceland 15,290 2018
7  Romania 14,980 2018
8  Canada 14,920 2018
9  Germany 14,870 2018
10  Poland 14,800 2018
11  Israel 14,760 2018
12  Italy 14,660 2018
13  France 14,650 2018
14  Montenegro 15,000 2018
15  Portugal 14,600 2018
16  Kuwait 14,520 2018
17  Luxembourg 14,500 2018
18  Tunisia 14,400 2018
19  South Korea 14,300 2018
20  Malta 14,300 2018
21  Morocco 14,280 2018
22  Lithuania 14,270 2018
23  Denmark 14,230 2018
24  Australia 14,190 2018
25  Greece 14,150 2018
26  Norway 14,100 2018
27  Albania 14,100 2018
28  Switzerland 14,030 2018
29  Russia 14,000 2018
30  United Kingdom 13,990 2018
31  Cuba 13,990 2018
32  Finland 13,990 2018
33  Algeria 13,900 2018
33  Spain 13,900 2018
35  Hungary 13,870 2018
36  United Arab Emirates 13,870 2018
37  Argentina 13,840 2018
38  Bosnia and Herzegovina 13,840 2018
39  Saudi Arabia 13,840 2018
40  Brazil 13,810 2018
41  Netherlands 13,790 2018
42  Egypt 13,770 2018
43  Czech Republic 13,710 2018
44  Belarus 13,700 2018
45  Hong Kong (China) 13,670 2018
46  Estonia 13,590 2018
47  Latvia 13,510 2018
48  China 13,410 2018
49  Uruguay 13,400 2018
50  New Zealand 13,350 2018
51  Slovenia 13,350 2018
52  Sweden 13,320 2018
53  Mexico 13,210 2018
54  Azerbaijan 13,180 2018
55  Colombia 13,030 2018
56  Ukraine 12,980 2018
57  Iran 12,920 2018
58  Kiribati 12,880 2018
59  Croatia 12,860 2018
60  North Macedonia 12,850 2018
61  Kazakhstan 12,830 2018
62  Mauritius 12,770 2018
63  Ghana 12,700 2018
64  Samoa 12,700 2018
65  Chile 12,670 2018
66  Costa Rica 12,670 2018
67  Vietnam 12,660 2018
68  Cyprus 12,630 2018
69  Uzbekistan 12,600 2018
70  Armenia 12,540 2018
71  Trinidad and Tobago 12,510 2018
72  Brunei 12,490 2013
73  Taiwan 12,480 2018
74  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12,420 2018
75  Barbados 12,370 2018
76  Dominica 12,350 2018
77  Oman 12,300 2018
78  Guyana 12,190 2018
79  South Africa 12,130 2018
80  Dominican Republic 12,100 2018
81  Indonesia 12,070 2018
82  Mauritania 12,040 2018
83  Mali 12,020 2018
84  Slovakia 12,010 2018
85  New Caledonia (France) 11,960 2017
86  Lebanon 11,950 2018
87  Bulgaria 11,940 2018
88  Panama 11,930 2018
89  Malaysia 11,900 2018
90  Georgia 11,860 2018
91  Turkmenistan 11,800 2018
92  Serbia 11,830 2018
93  Thailand 11,730 2018
94  Jamaica 11,680 2018
95  Fiji 11,640 2018
96  Ivory Coast 11,620 2018
97  Peru 11,610 2018
98  Belize 11,610 2018
99  Nepal 11,590 2018
100  Paraguay 11,580 2018
101  Laos 11,540 2018
102  Benin 11,530 2018
103  Guinea 11,490 2018
104  Burkina Faso 11,450 2018
105  Sri Lanka 11,450 2018
106  Cameroon 11,430 2018
107  Jordan 11,430 2018
108  Kyrgyzstan 11,420 2018
109  Japan 11,320 2018
110  Suriname 11,290 2018
111  El Salvador 11,280 2018
112  Djibouti 11,270 2018
113  Honduras 11,180 2018
114  Myanmar 11,180 2018
115  Philippines 11,140 2018
116  Bahamas 11,110 2018
117  Gabon 11,020 2018
118  Saint Lucia 10,950 2018
119  Iraq 10,910 2018
120  Vanuatu 10,910 2018
121  Ecuador 10,900 2018
122  Niger 10,880 2018
123  Nicaragua 10,800 2018
124  Saint Kitts and Nevis 10,800 2018
125  Mongolia 10,790 2018
126  Sudan 10,790 2018
127  Nigeria 10,760 2018
128  Bangladesh 10,720 2018
129  Guatemala 10,670 2018
130  Senegal 10,650 2018
131  Cape Verde 10,630 2018
132  India 10,600 2018
133  Gambia 10,600 2018
134  Cambodia 10,430 2018
135  Pakistan 10,400 2018
136  Namibia 10,330 2018
137  São Tomé and Príncipe 10,230 2018
138  Antigua and Barbuda 10,230 2018
139  Togo 10,220 2018
140  Eswatini 10,150 2018
141  Solomon Islands 10,100 2018
142  Bolivia 10,090 2018
143  Grenada 10,050 2018
144  Malawi 10,010 2018
145  Angola 9,980 2018
146  Moldova 9,970 2018
147  Tanzania 9,930 2018
148  Sierra Leone 9,910 2018
149  Botswana 9,800 2018
150  Ethiopia 9,780 2018
151  Lesotho 9,720 2018
152  Timor-Leste 9,570 2018
153  Republic of the Congo 9,560 2018
154  Maldives 9,350 2018
155  Guinea-Bissau 9,330 2018
156  Kenya 9,190 2018
157  Rwanda 9,150 2018
158  Liberia 9,070 2018
159  Yemen 9,010 2018
160  Haiti 8,870 2018
161  Venezuela 8,900 2018
162  Chad 8,850 2018
163  Tajikistan 8,820 2018
164  Mozambique 8,800 2018
165  Afghanistan 8,500 2018
166  North Korea 8,450 2018
167  Zambia 8,380 2018
168  Uganda 8,290 2018
169  Madagascar 8,110 2018
170  Zimbabwe 7,980 2018
171  Central African Republic 7,470 2018

Historical development

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Daily supply of food energy per person in world regions, 1961 to 2018

Regions of the world by food consumption per capita in kilojoules per capita per day from 1961 to 2018.

Average daily dietary energy consumption per capita in kilojoules[9]
Region 1961 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2018
Africa 7,680 8,080 8,520 8,800 9,280 9,850 9,750
Asia 7,460 8,530 9,060 10,000 10,770 11,370 11,850
Europe 12,540 13,420 13,810 14,000 13,600 14,130 14,290
North America 11,230 11,750 12,500 13,240 14,070 13,900 14,520
Oceania 10,730 10,910 10,530 10,730 9,950 10,000 10,820
South America 9,740 10,310 11,150 10,870 11,700 12,500 12,900
World 9,050 9,830 10,230 10,770 11,210 11,620 11,970

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FAO Food Consumption Nutrients spreadsheet - 2008". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  2. ^ "ESS: Food Security Statistics - Metadata". Archived from the original on 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  3. ^ "Hunger Portal". FAO. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
  4. ^ "You Say Calorie, We Say Kilojoule: Who's Right?". Coca-Cola Australia. The Coca-Cola Company. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  5. ^ Nutrition, Center for Food Safety and Applied (2022-02-25). "Calories on the New Nutrition Facts Label". FDA.
  6. ^ Canada, Health (2012-01-12). "Calories". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  7. ^ "Technical guidance on nutrition labelling" (PDF). Gov.uk Department of Health. September 2016. p. 13.
  8. ^ Roser, Max; Ritchie, Hannah (2013-03-05). "Food Supply". Our World in Data.
  9. ^ "Daily supply of calories per person". Retrieved 2022-03-27.
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