Daily supply of calories per person in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,419 kilocalories per day in 2022. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Central African Republic, 1961–2022
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 2022, daily supply of calories per person in Central African Republic stood at 2,419 kilocalories per day. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Central African Republic peaked at 2,419 kilocalories per day in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,825 kilocalories per day, in 1966.
That places Central African Republic 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,932 kilocalories per day | 1,825 kilocalories per day | 2,015 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,103 kilocalories per day | 2,040 kilocalories per day | 2,202 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,004 kilocalories per day | 1,857 kilocalories per day | 2,189 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,877 kilocalories per day | 1,841 kilocalories per day | 1,931 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,896 kilocalories per day | 1,835 kilocalories per day | 2,015 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,335 kilocalories per day | 2,230 kilocalories per day | 2,400 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,409 kilocalories per day | 2,398 kilocalories per day | 2,419 kilocalories per day | 3 |
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More reference data data for Central African Republic
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.51 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8218 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1622 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 179.37 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.888 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4071 °C (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Central African Republic?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Central African Republic was 2,419 kilocalories per day in 2022, 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2,419 kilocalories per day in 2022.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,825 kilocalories per day in 1966.
- How does Central African Republic rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Central African Republic ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.