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Daily supply of calories per person in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,794 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,794 kilocalories per day
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
125th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,844 kilocalories per day
in 2020
All-time low
1,461 kilocalories per day
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Daily supply of calories per person in Cape Verde, 1961–2023

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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 Cape Verde is 2,794 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Cape Verde peaked at 2,844 kilocalories per day in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,461 kilocalories per day, in 1963.

Cape Verde ranks 125th of 192 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.

Daily supply of calories per person in Cape Verde, year by year

Year kilocalories per day Change
1961 1,662 kilocalories per day —
1962 1,549 kilocalories per day -6.8%
1963 1,461 kilocalories per day -5.7%
1964 1,582 kilocalories per day +8.3%
1965 1,619 kilocalories per day +2.3%
1966 1,566 kilocalories per day -3.2%
1967 1,585 kilocalories per day +1.2%
1968 1,509 kilocalories per day -4.8%
1969 1,598 kilocalories per day +5.9%
1970 1,588 kilocalories per day -0.6%
1971 1,605 kilocalories per day +1.1%
1972 1,723 kilocalories per day +7.4%
1973 1,739 kilocalories per day +0.9%
1974 1,719 kilocalories per day -1.2%
1975 1,756 kilocalories per day +2.1%
1976 1,695 kilocalories per day -3.4%
1977 1,673 kilocalories per day -1.3%
1978 2,008 kilocalories per day +20.1%
1979 2,027 kilocalories per day +0.9%
1980 1,960 kilocalories per day -3.3%
1981 2,096 kilocalories per day +7.0%
1982 1,966 kilocalories per day -6.2%
1983 2,204 kilocalories per day +12.1%
1984 2,257 kilocalories per day +2.4%
1985 2,121 kilocalories per day -6.0%
1986 2,272 kilocalories per day +7.1%
1987 2,459 kilocalories per day +8.3%
1988 2,507 kilocalories per day +1.9%
1989 2,323 kilocalories per day -7.3%
1990 2,220 kilocalories per day -4.4%
1991 2,124 kilocalories per day -4.3%
1992 2,355 kilocalories per day +10.9%
1993 2,305 kilocalories per day -2.1%
1994 2,315 kilocalories per day +0.4%
1995 2,200 kilocalories per day -5.0%
1996 2,220 kilocalories per day +0.9%
1997 2,261 kilocalories per day +1.8%
1998 2,266 kilocalories per day +0.2%
1999 2,263 kilocalories per day -0.1%
2000 2,299 kilocalories per day +1.6%
2001 2,318 kilocalories per day +0.8%
2002 2,284 kilocalories per day -1.5%
2003 2,381 kilocalories per day +4.3%
2004 2,495 kilocalories per day +4.8%
2005 2,485 kilocalories per day -0.4%
2006 2,468 kilocalories per day -0.7%
2007 2,511 kilocalories per day +1.7%
2008 2,457 kilocalories per day -2.1%
2009 2,456 kilocalories per day -0.0%
2010 2,613 kilocalories per day +6.4%
2011 2,521 kilocalories per day -3.5%
2012 2,555 kilocalories per day +1.3%
2013 2,601 kilocalories per day +1.8%
2014 2,555 kilocalories per day -1.8%
2015 2,599 kilocalories per day +1.7%
2016 2,638 kilocalories per day +1.5%
2017 2,710 kilocalories per day +2.7%
2018 2,746 kilocalories per day +1.3%
2019 2,783 kilocalories per day +1.3%
2020 2,844 kilocalories per day +2.2%
2021 2,822 kilocalories per day -0.8%
2022 2,773 kilocalories per day -1.7%
2023 2,794 kilocalories per day +0.7%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 2,794 kilocalories per day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,000 kilocalories per day, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 2,794 kilocalories per day is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,518 kilocalories per day, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,570 kilocalories per day 1,461 kilocalories per day 1,662 kilocalories per day 9
1970s 1,753 kilocalories per day 1,588 kilocalories per day 2,027 kilocalories per day 10
1980s 2,217 kilocalories per day 1,960 kilocalories per day 2,507 kilocalories per day 10
1990s 2,253 kilocalories per day 2,124 kilocalories per day 2,355 kilocalories per day 10
2000s 2,415 kilocalories per day 2,284 kilocalories per day 2,511 kilocalories per day 10
2010s 2,632 kilocalories per day 2,521 kilocalories per day 2,783 kilocalories per day 10
2020s 2,808 kilocalories per day 2,773 kilocalories per day 2,844 kilocalories per day 4

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 122 Peru 2,811 kilocalories per day compare
  2. 123 Myanmar 2,809 kilocalories per day compare
  3. 124 Venezuela 2,800 kilocalories per day compare
  4. 126 Burkina Faso 2,791 kilocalories per day compare
  5. 127 Ukraine 2,786 kilocalories per day compare
  6. 128 Bermuda 2,776 kilocalories per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily supply of calories per person in Cape Verde?
Daily supply of calories per person in Cape Verde was 2,794 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 Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 2,844 kilocalories per day in 2020.
What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 1,461 kilocalories per day in 1963.
How does Cape Verde rank for daily supply of calories per person?
Cape Verde ranks 125th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cape Verde 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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Indicator
Daily supply of calories per person
Unit
kilocalories per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,444 data points, 1274–2023
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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.