Daily supply of calories per person in Kiribati
Kiribati: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,125 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Kiribati, 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
Kiribati recorded 3,125 kilocalories per day for daily supply of calories per person in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Kiribati peaked at 3,132 kilocalories per day in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,705 kilocalories per day, in 1961.
Kiribati ranks 68th 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 | 1,853 kilocalories per day | 1,705 kilocalories per day | 1,993 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,276 kilocalories per day | 2,057 kilocalories per day | 2,591 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,488 kilocalories per day | 2,396 kilocalories per day | 2,602 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,585 kilocalories per day | 2,486 kilocalories per day | 2,658 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,656 kilocalories per day | 2,626 kilocalories per day | 2,694 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,053 kilocalories per day | 2,938 kilocalories per day | 3,132 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,103 kilocalories per day | 3,076 kilocalories per day | 3,125 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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More reference data data for Kiribati
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0955 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3032 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.23 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 124.11 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Kiribati?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Kiribati was 3,125 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 3,132 kilocalories per day in 2019.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,705 kilocalories per day in 1961.
- How does Kiribati rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Kiribati ranks 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.