Daily supply of calories per person in El Salvador
El Salvador: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,896 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 2,896 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in El Salvador peaked at 2,896 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,557 kilocalories per day, in 1947.
That places El Salvador 105th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,557 kilocalories per day | 1,557 kilocalories per day | 1,557 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1960s | 1,693 kilocalories per day | 1,569 kilocalories per day | 1,780 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,011 kilocalories per day | 1,776 kilocalories per day | 2,261 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,279 kilocalories per day | 2,187 kilocalories per day | 2,364 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,384 kilocalories per day | 2,284 kilocalories per day | 2,438 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,612 kilocalories per day | 2,548 kilocalories per day | 2,652 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,692 kilocalories per day | 2,628 kilocalories per day | 2,848 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,854 kilocalories per day | 2,799 kilocalories per day | 2,896 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9422 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.37 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2746 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 129.31 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in El Salvador?
- Daily supply of calories per person in El Salvador was 2,896 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2,896 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,557 kilocalories per day in 1947.
- How does El Salvador rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- El Salvador ranks 105th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.