Daily supply of calories per person in Italy
Italy: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,753 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Italy, 1870–2023
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
Italy recorded 3,753 kilocalories per day for daily supply of calories per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 71 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Italy peaked at 3,753 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,119 kilocalories per day, in 1890.
Italy ranks 8th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 71 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 2,647 kilocalories per day | 2,647 kilocalories per day | 2,647 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1880s | 2,197 kilocalories per day | 2,197 kilocalories per day | 2,197 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1890s | 2,119 kilocalories per day | 2,119 kilocalories per day | 2,119 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1910s | 2,617 kilocalories per day | 2,617 kilocalories per day | 2,617 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1930s | 2,627 kilocalories per day | 2,627 kilocalories per day | 2,627 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1940s | 2,324 kilocalories per day | 2,249 kilocalories per day | 2,398 kilocalories per day | 2 |
| 1960s | 3,103 kilocalories per day | 2,730 kilocalories per day | 3,333 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,464 kilocalories per day | 3,321 kilocalories per day | 3,604 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,471 kilocalories per day | 3,350 kilocalories per day | 3,591 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,558 kilocalories per day | 3,459 kilocalories per day | 3,671 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,633 kilocalories per day | 3,576 kilocalories per day | 3,666 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,583 kilocalories per day | 3,515 kilocalories per day | 3,656 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,704 kilocalories per day | 3,662 kilocalories per day | 3,753 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Italy?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Italy was 3,753 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3,753 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,119 kilocalories per day in 1890.
- How does Italy rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Italy ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.