Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Macao
Macao: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines was 371.16 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
371.16 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
58th
of 192 countries
All-time high
607.17 kilograms per year per capita
in 2019
All-time low
81.51 kilograms per year per capita
in 1969
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Macao, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Macao is 371.16 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Macao peaked at 607.17 kilograms per year per capita in 2019 and was at its lowest, 81.51 kilograms per year per capita, in 1969.
Macao ranks 58th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Macao, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 183.91 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 148.87 kilograms per year per capita | -19.0% |
| 1963 | 151.85 kilograms per year per capita | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 85.99 kilograms per year per capita | -43.4% |
| 1965 | 92.26 kilograms per year per capita | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 91.26 kilograms per year per capita | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 81.56 kilograms per year per capita | -10.6% |
| 1968 | 89.02 kilograms per year per capita | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 81.51 kilograms per year per capita | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 93.17 kilograms per year per capita | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 91.26 kilograms per year per capita | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 96.32 kilograms per year per capita | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 106.92 kilograms per year per capita | +11.0% |
| 1974 | 114.13 kilograms per year per capita | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 119.49 kilograms per year per capita | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 148.33 kilograms per year per capita | +24.1% |
| 1977 | 157.1 kilograms per year per capita | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 169.91 kilograms per year per capita | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 217.53 kilograms per year per capita | +28.0% |
| 1980 | 344.38 kilograms per year per capita | +58.3% |
| 1981 | 231.19 kilograms per year per capita | -32.9% |
| 1982 | 352.07 kilograms per year per capita | +52.3% |
| 1983 | 275.2 kilograms per year per capita | -21.8% |
| 1984 | 243.19 kilograms per year per capita | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 265.57 kilograms per year per capita | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 240.48 kilograms per year per capita | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 224.61 kilograms per year per capita | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 221.86 kilograms per year per capita | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 244.24 kilograms per year per capita | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 244.41 kilograms per year per capita | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 250.34 kilograms per year per capita | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 239.3 kilograms per year per capita | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 237.41 kilograms per year per capita | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 230.33 kilograms per year per capita | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 230.71 kilograms per year per capita | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 240.73 kilograms per year per capita | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 226.52 kilograms per year per capita | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 234.9 kilograms per year per capita | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 249.11 kilograms per year per capita | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 248.45 kilograms per year per capita | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 242.71 kilograms per year per capita | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 259.97 kilograms per year per capita | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 240.92 kilograms per year per capita | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 237.97 kilograms per year per capita | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 243.72 kilograms per year per capita | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 265.65 kilograms per year per capita | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 274.34 kilograms per year per capita | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 263.41 kilograms per year per capita | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 238.87 kilograms per year per capita | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 264.74 kilograms per year per capita | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 294.71 kilograms per year per capita | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 296.36 kilograms per year per capita | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 295.69 kilograms per year per capita | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 324.44 kilograms per year per capita | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 325.4 kilograms per year per capita | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 325.12 kilograms per year per capita | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 381.92 kilograms per year per capita | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 384.5 kilograms per year per capita | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 607.17 kilograms per year per capita | +57.9% |
| 2020 | 376.94 kilograms per year per capita | -37.9% |
| 2021 | 369.27 kilograms per year per capita | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 363.35 kilograms per year per capita | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 371.16 kilograms per year per capita | +2.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 371.16 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 353.62 kilograms per year per capita, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Macao's 371.16 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 261.9 kilograms per year per capita, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +58.3% | 217.53 kilograms per year per capita | 344.38 kilograms per year per capita |
| 2019 | +57.9% | 384.5 kilograms per year per capita | 607.17 kilograms per year per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 111.8 kilograms per year per capita | 81.51 kilograms per year per capita | 183.91 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 131.42 kilograms per year per capita | 91.26 kilograms per year per capita | 217.53 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 264.28 kilograms per year per capita | 221.86 kilograms per year per capita | 352.07 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 238.38 kilograms per year per capita | 226.52 kilograms per year per capita | 250.34 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 251.6 kilograms per year per capita | 237.97 kilograms per year per capita | 274.34 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 350.01 kilograms per year per capita | 264.74 kilograms per year per capita | 607.17 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 370.18 kilograms per year per capita | 363.35 kilograms per year per capita | 376.94 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 55 New Zealand 377.85 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 56 Seychelles 375.43 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 57 Egypt 371.82 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 59 Zimbabwe 368.09 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 60 Niger 365.82 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 61 Estonia 362.42 kilograms per year per capita compare
More reference data data for Macao
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0032 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 4.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 3.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 8.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Macao?
- Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Macao was 371.16 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 607.17 kilograms per year per capita in 2019.
- What is the lowest average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.51 kilograms per year per capita in 1969.
- How does Macao rank for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?
- Macao ranks 58th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.