Daily supply of calories per person in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,313 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic is 3,313 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Dominican Republic peaked at 3,313 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,739 kilocalories per day, in 1961.
Dominican Republic ranks 52nd 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 | 1,904 kilocalories per day | 1,739 kilocalories per day | 2,035 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,134 kilocalories per day | 2,017 kilocalories per day | 2,219 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,307 kilocalories per day | 2,240 kilocalories per day | 2,407 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,195 kilocalories per day | 2,096 kilocalories per day | 2,282 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,327 kilocalories per day | 2,165 kilocalories per day | 2,443 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,816 kilocalories per day | 2,591 kilocalories per day | 3,055 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,214 kilocalories per day | 3,111 kilocalories per day | 3,313 kilocalories per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 49 Uruguay 3,323 kilocalories per day compare
- 50 Marshall Islands 3,321 kilocalories per day compare
- 51 Guyana 3,318 kilocalories per day compare
- 54 Uzbekistan 3,297 kilocalories per day compare
- 55 Tuvalu 3,295 kilocalories per day compare
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.04 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.9243 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8646 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7309 °C (2025)
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- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Dominican Republic?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Dominican Republic was 3,313 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3,313 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,739 kilocalories per day in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican 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.