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Daily supply of calories per person in Dominica

Dominica: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,278 kilocalories per day in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
3,278 kilocalories per day
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
57th
of 192 countries
All-time high
3,278 kilocalories per day
in 2022
All-time low
1,756 kilocalories per day
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022

Daily supply of calories per person in Dominica, 1961–2022

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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 Dominica is 3,278 kilocalories per day, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Dominica peaked at 3,278 kilocalories per day in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,756 kilocalories per day, in 1961.

Dominica ranks 57th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.

Daily supply of calories per person in Dominica, year by year

Year kilocalories per day Change
1961 1,756 kilocalories per day —
1962 1,829 kilocalories per day +4.2%
1963 1,877 kilocalories per day +2.6%
1964 1,883 kilocalories per day +0.3%
1965 1,928 kilocalories per day +2.4%
1966 1,946 kilocalories per day +0.9%
1967 1,955 kilocalories per day +0.5%
1968 2,054 kilocalories per day +5.1%
1969 2,050 kilocalories per day -0.2%
1970 2,061 kilocalories per day +0.6%
1971 2,036 kilocalories per day -1.2%
1972 2,042 kilocalories per day +0.3%
1973 1,941 kilocalories per day -4.9%
1974 1,967 kilocalories per day +1.4%
1975 2,001 kilocalories per day +1.7%
1976 2,069 kilocalories per day +3.4%
1977 2,153 kilocalories per day +4.0%
1978 2,242 kilocalories per day +4.1%
1979 2,113 kilocalories per day -5.8%
1980 2,289 kilocalories per day +8.3%
1981 2,315 kilocalories per day +1.1%
1982 2,353 kilocalories per day +1.7%
1983 2,332 kilocalories per day -0.9%
1984 2,489 kilocalories per day +6.7%
1985 2,566 kilocalories per day +3.1%
1986 2,772 kilocalories per day +8.0%
1987 2,886 kilocalories per day +4.1%
1988 2,985 kilocalories per day +3.4%
1989 3,029 kilocalories per day +1.5%
1990 3,021 kilocalories per day -0.3%
1991 2,974 kilocalories per day -1.5%
1992 2,941 kilocalories per day -1.1%
1993 2,920 kilocalories per day -0.7%
1994 2,934 kilocalories per day +0.5%
1995 3,007 kilocalories per day +2.5%
1996 2,963 kilocalories per day -1.5%
1997 3,001 kilocalories per day +1.3%
1998 2,949 kilocalories per day -1.7%
1999 2,975 kilocalories per day +0.9%
2000 3,129 kilocalories per day +5.2%
2001 3,116 kilocalories per day -0.4%
2002 3,054 kilocalories per day -2.0%
2003 3,069 kilocalories per day +0.5%
2004 3,015 kilocalories per day -1.8%
2005 3,020 kilocalories per day +0.2%
2006 3,009 kilocalories per day -0.3%
2007 3,136 kilocalories per day +4.2%
2008 3,115 kilocalories per day -0.7%
2009 3,131 kilocalories per day +0.5%
2010 2,979 kilocalories per day -4.8%
2011 2,959 kilocalories per day -0.7%
2012 2,979 kilocalories per day +0.7%
2013 2,959 kilocalories per day -0.7%
2014 2,970 kilocalories per day +0.4%
2015 3,015 kilocalories per day +1.5%
2016 3,007 kilocalories per day -0.3%
2017 3,037 kilocalories per day +1.0%
2018 3,042 kilocalories per day +0.2%
2019 3,137 kilocalories per day +3.1%
2020 3,147 kilocalories per day +0.3%
2021 3,255 kilocalories per day +3.5%
2022 3,278 kilocalories per day +0.7%

Dominica compared with similar countries

  • Dominica's 3,278 kilocalories per day is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,000 kilocalories per day, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Dominica's 3,278 kilocalories per day is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,896 kilocalories per day, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,920 kilocalories per day 1,756 kilocalories per day 2,054 kilocalories per day 9
1970s 2,063 kilocalories per day 1,941 kilocalories per day 2,242 kilocalories per day 10
1980s 2,602 kilocalories per day 2,289 kilocalories per day 3,029 kilocalories per day 10
1990s 2,969 kilocalories per day 2,920 kilocalories per day 3,021 kilocalories per day 10
2000s 3,079 kilocalories per day 3,009 kilocalories per day 3,136 kilocalories per day 10
2010s 3,008 kilocalories per day 2,959 kilocalories per day 3,137 kilocalories per day 10
2020s 3,227 kilocalories per day 3,147 kilocalories per day 3,278 kilocalories per day 3

Countries ranked near Dominica

  1. 54 Uzbekistan 3,297 kilocalories per day compare
  2. 55 Tuvalu 3,295 kilocalories per day
  3. 56 Estonia 3,287 kilocalories per day compare
  4. 58 Mauritius 3,256 kilocalories per day compare
  5. 59 Qatar 3,251 kilocalories per day
  6. 60 Albania 3,238 kilocalories per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily supply of calories per person in Dominica?
Daily supply of calories per person in Dominica was 3,278 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 Dominica?
The highest recorded value was 3,278 kilocalories per day in 2022.
What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Dominica?
The lowest recorded value was 1,756 kilocalories per day in 1961.
How does Dominica rank for daily supply of calories per person?
Dominica ranks 57th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Dominica?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominica 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.