Calorie supply by food group in Venezuela
Venezuela: Calorie supply by food group was 2,393 kilocalories per day per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Calorie supply by food group in Venezuela, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for calorie supply by food group in Venezuela is 2,393 kilocalories per day per capita, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, calorie supply by food group in Venezuela peaked at 2,393 kilocalories per day per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,658 kilocalories per day per capita, in 1962.
Venezuela ranks 86th of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,773 kilocalories per day per capita | 1,658 kilocalories per day per capita | 1,863 kilocalories per day per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,939 kilocalories per day per capita | 1,790 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,166 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,143 kilocalories per day per capita | 1,908 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,277 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,011 kilocalories per day per capita | 1,907 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,134 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,108 kilocalories per day per capita | 1,814 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,356 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,136 kilocalories per day per capita | 1,864 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,371 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,213 kilocalories per day per capita | 1,969 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,393 kilocalories per day per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 83 Kazakhstan 2,408 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 84 Fiji 2,399 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 85 Nigeria 2,395 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 87 Malawi 2,391 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 88 Libya 2,389 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 89 Brunei 2,383 kilocalories per day per capita compare
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.01 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.7484 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.717 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 2,740 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7491 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5589 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is calorie supply by food group in Venezuela?
- Calorie supply by food group in Venezuela was 2,393 kilocalories per day 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 calorie supply by food group recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 2,393 kilocalories per day per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest calorie supply by food group recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,658 kilocalories per day per capita in 1962.
- How does Venezuela rank for calorie supply by food group?
- Venezuela ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is calorie supply by food group rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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 Calorie supply by food group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.