Daily supply of calories per person in Cambodia
Cambodia: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,643 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia is 2,643 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Cambodia peaked at 2,721 kilocalories per day in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,560 kilocalories per day, in 1947.
Cambodia ranks 144th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,560 kilocalories per day | 1,560 kilocalories per day | 1,560 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1960s | 2,060 kilocalories per day | 1,991 kilocalories per day | 2,119 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,083 kilocalories per day | 1,832 kilocalories per day | 2,240 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,329 kilocalories per day | 2,167 kilocalories per day | 2,426 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,187 kilocalories per day | 1,866 kilocalories per day | 2,451 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,278 kilocalories per day | 2,074 kilocalories per day | 2,395 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,628 kilocalories per day | 2,521 kilocalories per day | 2,717 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,671 kilocalories per day | 2,624 kilocalories per day | 2,721 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3573 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Cambodia?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Cambodia was 2,643 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,721 kilocalories per day in 2020.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,560 kilocalories per day in 1947.
- How does Cambodia rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Cambodia ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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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.