Daily supply of calories per person in Iceland
Iceland: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,681 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3,681 kilocalories per day
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
11th
of 192 countries
All-time high
4,207 kilocalories per day
in 1930
All-time low
2,322 kilocalories per day
in 1784
Years of data
80
1770–2023
Daily supply of calories per person in Iceland, 1770–2023
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
Iceland recorded 3,681 kilocalories per day for daily supply of calories per person in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Iceland peaked at 4,207 kilocalories per day in 1930 and was at its lowest, 2,322 kilocalories per day, in 1784.
That places Iceland 11th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Daily supply of calories per person in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1770 | 3,048 kilocalories per day | — |
| 1784 | 2,322 kilocalories per day | -23.8% |
| 1795 | 2,724 kilocalories per day | +17.3% |
| 1819 | 2,887 kilocalories per day | +6.0% |
| 1840 | 3,080 kilocalories per day | +6.7% |
| 1849 | 3,381 kilocalories per day | +9.8% |
| 1855 | 2,917 kilocalories per day | -13.7% |
| 1863 | 2,885 kilocalories per day | -1.1% |
| 1870 | 2,573 kilocalories per day | -10.8% |
| 1880 | 3,002 kilocalories per day | +16.7% |
| 1890 | 3,106 kilocalories per day | +3.5% |
| 1900 | 3,316 kilocalories per day | +6.8% |
| 1910 | 3,499 kilocalories per day | +5.5% |
| 1920 | 3,610 kilocalories per day | +3.2% |
| 1930 | 4,207 kilocalories per day | +16.5% |
| 1938 | 4,066 kilocalories per day | -3.4% |
| 1947 | 3,268 kilocalories per day | -19.6% |
| 1961 | 3,256 kilocalories per day | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 3,335 kilocalories per day | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 3,110 kilocalories per day | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 3,141 kilocalories per day | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 3,150 kilocalories per day | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 3,075 kilocalories per day | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 2,952 kilocalories per day | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 2,899 kilocalories per day | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 2,872 kilocalories per day | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 3,009 kilocalories per day | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 2,963 kilocalories per day | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 3,080 kilocalories per day | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 2,954 kilocalories per day | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 2,944 kilocalories per day | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 2,975 kilocalories per day | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 3,035 kilocalories per day | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 3,049 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 3,114 kilocalories per day | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 3,206 kilocalories per day | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 3,165 kilocalories per day | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 3,304 kilocalories per day | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 3,179 kilocalories per day | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 3,174 kilocalories per day | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 3,197 kilocalories per day | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 3,158 kilocalories per day | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 3,305 kilocalories per day | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 3,223 kilocalories per day | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 3,116 kilocalories per day | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 3,137 kilocalories per day | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 3,059 kilocalories per day | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 3,107 kilocalories per day | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 3,093 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3,065 kilocalories per day | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 3,112 kilocalories per day | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 3,105 kilocalories per day | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 3,044 kilocalories per day | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 3,129 kilocalories per day | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 3,138 kilocalories per day | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3,166 kilocalories per day | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3,149 kilocalories per day | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3,136 kilocalories per day | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3,207 kilocalories per day | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 3,240 kilocalories per day | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 3,299 kilocalories per day | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 3,325 kilocalories per day | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 3,369 kilocalories per day | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3,384 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3,336 kilocalories per day | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 3,345 kilocalories per day | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3,311 kilocalories per day | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 3,302 kilocalories per day | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3,353 kilocalories per day | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 3,362 kilocalories per day | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3,399 kilocalories per day | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 3,472 kilocalories per day | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 3,579 kilocalories per day | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 3,634 kilocalories per day | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 3,648 kilocalories per day | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 3,683 kilocalories per day | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3,661 kilocalories per day | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3,643 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 3,701 kilocalories per day | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 3,681 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 3,681 kilocalories per day is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,348 kilocalories per day, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 3,681 kilocalories per day is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,399 kilocalories per day, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1770s | 3,048 kilocalories per day | 3,048 kilocalories per day | 3,048 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1780s | 2,322 kilocalories per day | 2,322 kilocalories per day | 2,322 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1790s | 2,724 kilocalories per day | 2,724 kilocalories per day | 2,724 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1810s | 2,887 kilocalories per day | 2,887 kilocalories per day | 2,887 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1840s | 3,230 kilocalories per day | 3,080 kilocalories per day | 3,381 kilocalories per day | 2 |
| 1850s | 2,917 kilocalories per day | 2,917 kilocalories per day | 2,917 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1860s | 2,885 kilocalories per day | 2,885 kilocalories per day | 2,885 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1870s | 2,573 kilocalories per day | 2,573 kilocalories per day | 2,573 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1880s | 3,002 kilocalories per day | 3,002 kilocalories per day | 3,002 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1890s | 3,106 kilocalories per day | 3,106 kilocalories per day | 3,106 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1900s | 3,316 kilocalories per day | 3,316 kilocalories per day | 3,316 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1910s | 3,499 kilocalories per day | 3,499 kilocalories per day | 3,499 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1920s | 3,610 kilocalories per day | 3,610 kilocalories per day | 3,610 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1930s | 4,136 kilocalories per day | 4,066 kilocalories per day | 4,207 kilocalories per day | 2 |
| 1940s | 3,268 kilocalories per day | 3,268 kilocalories per day | 3,268 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1960s | 3,088 kilocalories per day | 2,872 kilocalories per day | 3,335 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,033 kilocalories per day | 2,944 kilocalories per day | 3,206 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,196 kilocalories per day | 3,116 kilocalories per day | 3,305 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,102 kilocalories per day | 3,044 kilocalories per day | 3,166 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,279 kilocalories per day | 3,136 kilocalories per day | 3,384 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,474 kilocalories per day | 3,302 kilocalories per day | 3,683 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,672 kilocalories per day | 3,643 kilocalories per day | 3,701 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Iceland?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Iceland was 3,681 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,207 kilocalories per day in 1930.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,322 kilocalories per day in 1784.
- How does Iceland rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Iceland ranks 11th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.