Calorie supply by food group in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Calorie supply by food group was 2,558 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,558
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
48th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,590
in 2017
All-time low
1,848
in 1976
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Calorie supply by food group in Vanuatu, 1961–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, calorie supply by food group in Vanuatu stood at 2,558.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, calorie supply by food group in Vanuatu peaked at 2,590 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,848, in 1976.

That places Vanuatu 48th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Calorie supply by food group in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Calorie supply by food group in Vanuatu, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 1,957 —
1962 2,023 +3.4%
1963 2,028 +0.2%
1964 1,953 -3.7%
1965 2,014 +3.1%
1966 1,972 -2.1%
1967 2,116 +7.3%
1968 2,021 -4.5%
1969 2,069 +2.4%
1970 2,005 -3.1%
1971 2,058 +2.7%
1972 2,039 -0.9%
1973 2,035 -0.2%
1974 2,057 +1.1%
1975 1,978 -3.8%
1976 1,848 -6.6%
1977 1,987 +7.5%
1978 2,103 +5.8%
1979 2,138 +1.7%
1980 2,093 -2.1%
1981 2,063 -1.4%
1982 2,122 +2.9%
1983 2,174 +2.4%
1984 2,278 +4.8%
1985 2,306 +1.3%
1986 2,223 -3.6%
1987 2,198 -1.1%
1988 2,154 -2.0%
1989 2,099 -2.5%
1990 2,133 +1.6%
1991 2,116 -0.8%
1992 2,108 -0.4%
1993 2,101 -0.3%
1994 2,105 +0.2%
1995 2,123 +0.9%
1996 2,196 +3.4%
1997 2,251 +2.5%
1998 2,275 +1.1%
1999 2,262 -0.6%
2000 2,244 -0.8%
2001 2,245 +0.0%
2002 2,294 +2.2%
2003 2,342 +2.1%
2004 2,343 +0.0%
2005 2,372 +1.2%
2006 2,390 +0.7%
2007 2,394 +0.2%
2008 2,379 -0.6%
2009 2,400 +0.9%
2010 2,546 +6.1%
2011 2,511 -1.4%
2012 2,484 -1.0%
2013 2,500 +0.6%
2014 2,554 +2.2%
2015 2,542 -0.5%
2016 2,547 +0.2%
2017 2,590 +1.7%
2018 2,581 -0.3%
2019 2,573 -0.3%
2020 2,588 +0.6%
2021 2,568 -0.8%
2022 2,583 +0.6%
2023 2,558 -1.0%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 2,558 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,351, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 2,558 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,377, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,017 1,953 2,116 9
1970s 2,025 1,848 2,138 10
1980s 2,171 2,063 2,306 10
1990s 2,167 2,101 2,275 10
2000s 2,340 2,244 2,400 10
2010s 2,543 2,484 2,590 10
2020s 2,574 2,558 2,588 4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 45 Benin 2,569 compare
  2. 46 Kuwait 2,560 compare
  3. 47 Vietnam 2,558 compare
  4. 49 United Arab Emirates 2,555 compare
  5. 50 Russia 2,540 compare
  6. 51 Thailand 2,537 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is calorie supply by food group in Vanuatu?
Calorie supply by food group in Vanuatu was 2,558 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest calorie supply by food group recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 2,590 in 2017.
What is the lowest calorie supply by food group recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 1,848 in 1976.
How does Vanuatu rank for calorie supply by food group?
Vanuatu ranks 48th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is calorie supply by food group rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Calorie supply by food group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Calorie supply by food group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
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