Daily supply of calories per person by country
Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
3,947 kilocalories per day
United States
Lowest
1,698 kilocalories per day
Burundi
Median
2,933 kilocalories per day
Years covered
750
1274–2023
Data points
10,444
What the numbers show
Daily supply of calories per person is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 3,947 kilocalories per day in United States; the lowest is 1,698 kilocalories per day in Burundi.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,933 kilocalories per day, and the mean is 2,937 kilocalories per day.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 130 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Philippines (up 22.0%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 21.6%).
Daily supply of calories per person: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3,947 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 2 | Belgium | 3,921 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 4 | Turkey | 3,892 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia | 3,879 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 6 | Austria | 3,756 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 7 | Israel | 3,754 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 8 | Italy | 3,753 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 3,734 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 3,730 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 11 | Iceland | 3,681 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 12 | Montenegro | 3,669 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 3,660 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 3,649 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 15 | Canada | 3,590 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 3,562 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 3,553 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 3,549 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 17.2% | flat |
| 19 | Germany | 3,535 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 20 | Russia | 3,528 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 21 | China | 3,527 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 23 | France | 3,490 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 24 | Norway | 3,476 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 3,476 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 3,467 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,458 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 3,448 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 3,435 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 30 | Tunisia | 3,432 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 31 | South Korea | 3,430 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 32 | Brazil | 3,423 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 33 | Bahrain | 3,423 kilocalories per day | 2023 | — | flat |
| 35 | Switzerland | 3,402 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 36 | Belarus | 3,396 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 37 | Algeria | 3,396 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 38 | Cuba | 3,385 kilocalories per day | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 39 | Czechia | 3,384 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 40 | Greece | 3,382 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 41 | Spain | 3,377 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 42 | Sweden | 3,367 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 43 | Argentina | 3,360 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 44 | Morocco | 3,354 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 45 | Lithuania | 3,348 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 46 | Finland | 3,346 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 47 | Latvia | 3,342 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 3,339 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 49 | Uruguay | 3,323 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 50 | Marshall Islands | 3,321 kilocalories per day | 2023 | — | rising |
| 51 | Guyana | 3,318 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 3,313 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 53 | Mexico | 3,305 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 3,297 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 55 | Tuvalu | 3,295 kilocalories per day | 2023 | — | rising |
| 56 | Estonia | 3,287 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 57 | Dominica | 3,278 kilocalories per day | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 58 | Mauritius | 3,256 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 59 | Qatar | 3,251 kilocalories per day | 2023 | — | flat |
| 60 | Albania | 3,238 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 61 | Slovenia | 3,200 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 62 | Laos | 3,188 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 63 | Netherlands Antilles | 3,142 kilocalories per day | 2009 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 3,136 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 65 | Kuwait | 3,136 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 66 | Armenia | 3,129 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 67 | Colombia | 3,126 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 68 | Kiribati | 3,125 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 3,125 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 70 | Ghana | 3,125 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 71 | New Zealand | 3,122 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 72 | Barbados | 3,118 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 73 | Samoa | 3,116 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 74 | Bhutan | 3,107 kilocalories per day | 2023 | — | flat |
| 75 | Panama | 3,105 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 76 | Egypt | 3,094 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 77 | Vietnam | 3,086 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 78 | Nauru | 3,082 kilocalories per day | 2023 | — | flat |
| 79 | Paraguay | 3,067 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 3,061 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 81 | Tonga | 3,059 kilocalories per day | 2023 | — | flat |
| 82 | Chile | 3,057 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 83 | French Polynesia | 3,045 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 84 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3,043 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 85 | Mongolia | 3,031 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 86 | New Caledonia | 3,016 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 87 | Georgia | 3,000 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 3,000 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 89 | Philippines | 2,983 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 90 | Oman | 2,981 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 91 | Slovakia | 2,980 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 92 | Brunei | 2,960 kilocalories per day | 2009 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 93 | Taiwan | 2,958 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 94 | Guinea | 2,948 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,946 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 96 | Fiji | 2,938 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 97 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,938 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 98 | Macao | 2,929 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 99 | Malaysia | 2,927 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 100 | Nepal | 2,920 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 101 | Mauritania | 2,909 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 102 | Vanuatu | 2,909 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 103 | Cameroon | 2,901 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 104 | Indonesia | 2,900 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 105 | El Salvador | 2,896 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 106 | Jamaica | 2,892 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 107 | Seychelles | 2,888 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 108 | Cyprus | 2,876 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 109 | Iran | 2,875 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 110 | Libya | 2,867 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 111 | Thailand | 2,855 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 112 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,852 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 113 | Senegal | 2,848 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 114 | Togo | 2,847 kilocalories per day | 2022 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 115 | Belize | 2,832 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 116 | Hong Kong | 2,828 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 117 | Lebanon | 2,828 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 118 | Grenada | 2,827 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 119 | Guatemala | 2,823 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 120 | Turkmenistan | 2,814 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 121 | Peru | 2,811 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 122 | Myanmar | 2,809 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 123 | Venezuela | 2,800 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 124 | Cape Verde | 2,794 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 125 | Burkina Faso | 2,791 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 126 | Ukraine | 2,786 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 127 | Bermuda | 2,776 kilocalories per day | 2009 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,763 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 129 | Nicaragua | 2,760 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 130 | Mali | 2,734 kilocalories per day | 2022 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 131 | Djibouti | 2,721 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 132 | Botswana | 2,714 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 133 | Tajikistan | 2,712 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 134 | Benin | 2,703 kilocalories per day | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 135 | South Africa | 2,694 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 136 | Gabon | 2,686 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 2,675 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 138 | Bahamas | 2,672 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 139 | Maldives | 2,671 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 140 | Japan | 2,670 kilocalories per day | 2022 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 141 | India | 2,668 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 142 | Saint Lucia | 2,654 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 143 | Niger | 2,654 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 144 | Cambodia | 2,643 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 145 | Micronesia (country) | 2,633 kilocalories per day | 2023 | — | falling |
| 146 | Honduras | 2,628 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 147 | Ecuador | 2,621 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 148 | Malawi | 2,618 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 149 | Bangladesh | 2,588 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 150 | Namibia | 2,581 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 151 | Eswatini | 2,574 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,560 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 153 | Ethiopia | 2,558 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 154 | Jordan | 2,556 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2,544 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 156 | Suriname | 2,539 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 157 | Tanzania | 2,518 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 158 | Pakistan | 2,514 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 159 | Sudan | 2,513 kilocalories per day | 2022 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 160 | Moldova | 2,504 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 161 | Nigeria | 2,470 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 162 | Sierra Leone | 2,437 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 163 | Central African Republic | 2,419 kilocalories per day | 2022 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 164 | Rwanda | 2,405 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 165 | Gambia | 2,402 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 166 | Angola | 2,399 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 167 | Zimbabwe | 2,393 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 168 | Comoros | 2,390 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 169 | Uganda | 2,378 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 170 | Bolivia | 2,374 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 171 | Iraq | 2,371 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 172 | Afghanistan | 2,315 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 173 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,279 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 174 | East Timor | 2,277 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 175 | Syria | 2,259 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 176 | Congo | 2,187 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 177 | Mozambique | 2,186 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 178 | Papua New Guinea | 2,177 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 179 | Zambia | 2,170 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 2,166 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 181 | Kenya | 2,146 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 182 | Liberia | 2,135 kilocalories per day | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 183 | Chad | 2,097 kilocalories per day | 2022 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 184 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2,015 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 185 | North Korea | 1,981 kilocalories per day | 2018 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 186 | Madagascar | 1,978 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 187 | Haiti | 1,959 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 188 | Lesotho | 1,873 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 19.9% | flat |
| 189 | Somalia | 1,812 kilocalories per day | 2022 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 190 | Yemen | 1,811 kilocalories per day | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 191 | Burundi | 1,698 kilocalories per day | 2022 | up 21.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 3,015 kilocalories per day
About this data
Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.