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
Daily supply of calories per person in Cape Verde, 1961–2023
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 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 124th 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 | 1,570 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 |
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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 124th out of 191 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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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.