Daily supply of calories per person in Kiribati

Kiribati: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,125 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,125 kilocalories per day
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
68th
of 191 countries
All-time high
3,132 kilocalories per day
in 2019
All-time low
1,705 kilocalories per day
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Daily supply of calories per person in Kiribati, 1961–2023

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 65 Kuwait 3,136 kilocalories per day compare
  2. 66 Armenia 3,129 kilocalories per day compare
  3. 67 Colombia 3,126 kilocalories per day compare
  4. 69 United Arab Emirates 3,125 kilocalories per day compare
  5. 70 Ghana 3,125 kilocalories per day compare
  6. 71 New Zealand 3,122 kilocalories per day compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Daily supply of calories per person
Unit
kilocalories per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by 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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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.