Daily supply of calories per person in Cambodia
Cambodia: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,643 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2,643 kilocalories per day
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
145th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,721 kilocalories per day
in 2020
All-time low
1,560 kilocalories per day
in 1947
Years of data
64
1947–2023
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 145th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Daily supply of calories per person in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 1,560 kilocalories per day | — |
| 1961 | 2,016 kilocalories per day | +29.2% |
| 1962 | 1,991 kilocalories per day | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 2,064 kilocalories per day | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 2,038 kilocalories per day | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 2,053 kilocalories per day | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 2,066 kilocalories per day | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 2,085 kilocalories per day | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 2,119 kilocalories per day | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 2,107 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 2,208 kilocalories per day | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 2,240 kilocalories per day | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 2,215 kilocalories per day | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 2,152 kilocalories per day | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 2,122 kilocalories per day | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 1,832 kilocalories per day | -13.6% |
| 1976 | 1,840 kilocalories per day | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1,956 kilocalories per day | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 2,112 kilocalories per day | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 2,152 kilocalories per day | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 2,167 kilocalories per day | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 2,273 kilocalories per day | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 2,314 kilocalories per day | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 2,406 kilocalories per day | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 2,380 kilocalories per day | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 2,310 kilocalories per day | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 2,277 kilocalories per day | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 2,401 kilocalories per day | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 2,426 kilocalories per day | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 2,337 kilocalories per day | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 2,380 kilocalories per day | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 2,451 kilocalories per day | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 2,441 kilocalories per day | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 2,369 kilocalories per day | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 2,301 kilocalories per day | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 2,191 kilocalories per day | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 1,952 kilocalories per day | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 1,866 kilocalories per day | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 1,916 kilocalories per day | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2,001 kilocalories per day | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 2,074 kilocalories per day | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 2,140 kilocalories per day | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 2,238 kilocalories per day | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 2,241 kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,259 kilocalories per day | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,313 kilocalories per day | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2,362 kilocalories per day | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 2,372 kilocalories per day | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,384 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2,395 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2,521 kilocalories per day | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 2,610 kilocalories per day | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 2,602 kilocalories per day | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,591 kilocalories per day | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2,603 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2,642 kilocalories per day | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2,651 kilocalories per day | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,674 kilocalories per day | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2,673 kilocalories per day | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,717 kilocalories per day | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2,721 kilocalories per day | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,694 kilocalories per day | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2,624 kilocalories per day | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 2,643 kilocalories per day | +0.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 2,643 kilocalories per day is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,708 kilocalories per day, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 2,643 kilocalories per day is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,971 kilocalories per day, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily supply of calories per person in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +29.2% | 1,560 kilocalories per day | 2,016 kilocalories per day |
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 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More reference data data for Cambodia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6712 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8836 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
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 145th out of 192 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.