Daily per capita caloric supply in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Daily per capita caloric supply was 2,558 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,558
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
154th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,563
in 2022
All-time low
1,498
in 1993
Years of data
32
1947–2023

Daily per capita caloric supply in Ethiopia, 1947–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1947198520231947: 1.8k1993: 1.5k1994: 1.5k1995: 1.6k1996: 1.6k1997: 1.7k1998: 1.7k1999: 1.7k2000: 1.7k2001: 1.8k2002: 1.8k2003: 1.8k2004: 1.8k2005: 1.9k2006: 1.9k2007: 1.9k2008: 1.9k2009: 2.0k2010: 2.2k2011: 2.2k2012: 2.3k2013: 2.3k2014: 2.4k2015: 2.5k2016: 2.5k2017: 2.5k2018: 2.5k2019: 2.5k2020: 2.5k2021: 2.6k2022: 2.6k2023: 2.6k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 2,558 for daily per capita caloric supply in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily per capita caloric supply in Ethiopia peaked at 2,563 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,498, in 1993.

That places Ethiopia 154th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Daily per capita caloric supply in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Daily per capita caloric supply in Ethiopia, 1947 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1947 1,770 —
1993 1,498 -15.4%
1994 1,534 +2.4%
1995 1,557 +1.5%
1996 1,637 +5.1%
1997 1,662 +1.5%
1998 1,657 -0.3%
1999 1,695 +2.3%
2000 1,749 +3.2%
2001 1,789 +2.3%
2002 1,801 +0.7%
2003 1,837 +2.0%
2004 1,832 -0.3%
2005 1,922 +4.9%
2006 1,908 -0.7%
2007 1,894 -0.7%
2008 1,949 +2.9%
2009 1,978 +1.5%
2010 2,188 +10.6%
2011 2,203 +0.7%
2012 2,254 +2.3%
2013 2,310 +2.5%
2014 2,386 +3.3%
2015 2,483 +4.1%
2016 2,472 -0.5%
2017 2,523 +2.1%
2018 2,506 -0.7%
2019 2,469 -1.5%
2020 2,543 +3.0%
2021 2,556 +0.5%
2022 2,563 +0.3%
2023 2,558 -0.2%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 2,558 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,378, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 2,558 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,518, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 1,770 1,770 1,770 1
1990s 1,606 1,498 1,695 7
2000s 1,866 1,749 1,978 10
2010s 2,380 2,188 2,523 10
2020s 2,555 2,543 2,563 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 151 Namibia 2,581 compare
  2. 152 Eswatini 2,574 compare
  3. 153 Guinea-Bissau 2,560 compare
  4. 155 Jordan 2,556 compare
  5. 156 Antigua and Barbuda 2,544 compare
  6. 157 Suriname 2,539 compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily per capita caloric supply in Ethiopia?
Daily per capita caloric supply in Ethiopia was 2,558 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest daily per capita caloric supply recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 2,563 in 2022.
What is the lowest daily per capita caloric supply recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,498 in 1993.
How does Ethiopia rank for daily per capita caloric supply?
Ethiopia ranks 154th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is daily per capita caloric supply rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Daily per capita caloric supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Daily per capita caloric supply
Source
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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