Daily supply of calories per person in Algeria
Algeria: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,396 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3,396 kilocalories per day
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
37th
of 192 countries
All-time high
3,458 kilocalories per day
in 2020
All-time low
1,279 kilocalories per day
in 1947
Years of data
65
1947–2023
Daily supply of calories per person in Algeria, 1947–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily supply of calories per person in Algeria is 3,396 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Algeria peaked at 3,458 kilocalories per day in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,279 kilocalories per day, in 1947.
That places Algeria 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Daily supply of calories per person in Algeria, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 1,279 kilocalories per day | — |
| 1948 | 1,421 kilocalories per day | +11.1% |
| 1961 | 1,610 kilocalories per day | +13.3% |
| 1962 | 1,575 kilocalories per day | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 1,548 kilocalories per day | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 1,573 kilocalories per day | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 1,643 kilocalories per day | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 1,638 kilocalories per day | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 1,726 kilocalories per day | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 1,799 kilocalories per day | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 1,808 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 1,785 kilocalories per day | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 1,842 kilocalories per day | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 1,988 kilocalories per day | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 1,997 kilocalories per day | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 2,147 kilocalories per day | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 2,210 kilocalories per day | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 2,160 kilocalories per day | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 2,312 kilocalories per day | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 2,454 kilocalories per day | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 2,560 kilocalories per day | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 2,686 kilocalories per day | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 2,716 kilocalories per day | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 2,686 kilocalories per day | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 2,664 kilocalories per day | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 2,603 kilocalories per day | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 2,713 kilocalories per day | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 2,719 kilocalories per day | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 2,719 kilocalories per day | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,785 kilocalories per day | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 2,852 kilocalories per day | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 2,848 kilocalories per day | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 2,828 kilocalories per day | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 2,963 kilocalories per day | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 2,958 kilocalories per day | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 2,849 kilocalories per day | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 2,868 kilocalories per day | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 2,862 kilocalories per day | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 2,804 kilocalories per day | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 2,863 kilocalories per day | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 2,918 kilocalories per day | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 2,886 kilocalories per day | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2,961 kilocalories per day | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 3,001 kilocalories per day | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3,046 kilocalories per day | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3,063 kilocalories per day | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3,034 kilocalories per day | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 3,127 kilocalories per day | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 3,122 kilocalories per day | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3,127 kilocalories per day | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3,188 kilocalories per day | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3,213 kilocalories per day | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3,317 kilocalories per day | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 3,330 kilocalories per day | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3,405 kilocalories per day | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3,398 kilocalories per day | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3,384 kilocalories per day | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3,413 kilocalories per day | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3,350 kilocalories per day | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 3,346 kilocalories per day | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,431 kilocalories per day | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 3,458 kilocalories per day | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3,454 kilocalories per day | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 3,417 kilocalories per day | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 3,396 kilocalories per day | -0.6% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 3,396 kilocalories per day is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,000 kilocalories per day, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 3,396 kilocalories per day is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,038 kilocalories per day, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,350 kilocalories per day | 1,279 kilocalories per day | 1,421 kilocalories per day | 2 |
| 1960s | 1,658 kilocalories per day | 1,548 kilocalories per day | 1,808 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,145 kilocalories per day | 1,785 kilocalories per day | 2,560 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,714 kilocalories per day | 2,603 kilocalories per day | 2,852 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,876 kilocalories per day | 2,804 kilocalories per day | 2,963 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,056 kilocalories per day | 2,886 kilocalories per day | 3,188 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,359 kilocalories per day | 3,213 kilocalories per day | 3,431 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,431 kilocalories per day | 3,396 kilocalories per day | 3,458 kilocalories per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Algeria?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Algeria was 3,396 kilocalories per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3,458 kilocalories per day in 2020.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,279 kilocalories per day in 1947.
- How does Algeria rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Algeria ranks 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.