Daily supply of calories per person in Brunei
Brunei: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,960 kilocalories per day in 2009. ▲ Rising
Latest (2009)
2,960 kilocalories per day
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
93rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
3,065 kilocalories per day
in 2004
All-time low
1,790 kilocalories per day
in 1961
Years of data
49
1961–2009
Daily supply of calories per person in Brunei, 1961–2009
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
In 2009, daily supply of calories per person in Brunei stood at 2,960 kilocalories per day.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Brunei peaked at 3,065 kilocalories per day in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,790 kilocalories per day, in 1961.
Brunei ranks 93rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Daily supply of calories per person in Brunei, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,790 kilocalories per day | — |
| 1962 | 1,831 kilocalories per day | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 1,845 kilocalories per day | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 1,846 kilocalories per day | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,881 kilocalories per day | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 2,047 kilocalories per day | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 2,136 kilocalories per day | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 2,011 kilocalories per day | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 2,122 kilocalories per day | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 2,052 kilocalories per day | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 2,246 kilocalories per day | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 2,182 kilocalories per day | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 2,072 kilocalories per day | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 2,099 kilocalories per day | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 2,134 kilocalories per day | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 2,171 kilocalories per day | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 2,165 kilocalories per day | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 2,426 kilocalories per day | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 2,439 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 2,652 kilocalories per day | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 2,538 kilocalories per day | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 2,606 kilocalories per day | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 2,713 kilocalories per day | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 2,799 kilocalories per day | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 2,956 kilocalories per day | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 2,742 kilocalories per day | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 2,693 kilocalories per day | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 2,845 kilocalories per day | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 2,903 kilocalories per day | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 2,823 kilocalories per day | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 2,718 kilocalories per day | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 2,854 kilocalories per day | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 2,832 kilocalories per day | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 2,919 kilocalories per day | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 2,873 kilocalories per day | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 2,958 kilocalories per day | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 2,867 kilocalories per day | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 2,894 kilocalories per day | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 2,858 kilocalories per day | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 2,845 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,924 kilocalories per day | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 2,978 kilocalories per day | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 3,039 kilocalories per day | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 3,065 kilocalories per day | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 3,051 kilocalories per day | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 3,055 kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,995 kilocalories per day | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 2,987 kilocalories per day | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2,960 kilocalories per day | -0.9% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 2,960 kilocalories per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,348 kilocalories per day, 88% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 2,960 kilocalories per day is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,971 kilocalories per day, 100% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,945 kilocalories per day | 1,790 kilocalories per day | 2,136 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,198 kilocalories per day | 2,052 kilocalories per day | 2,439 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,745 kilocalories per day | 2,538 kilocalories per day | 2,956 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,859 kilocalories per day | 2,718 kilocalories per day | 2,958 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,990 kilocalories per day | 2,845 kilocalories per day | 3,065 kilocalories per day | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 23.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 89.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 177.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5816 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 63.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Brunei?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Brunei was 2,960 kilocalories per day in 2009, 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 3,065 kilocalories per day in 2004.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,790 kilocalories per day in 1961.
- How does Brunei rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Brunei ranks 93rd out of 192 countries with data for 2009.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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.