Daily supply of calories per person in Kuwait
Kuwait: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,136 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Kuwait, 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
Kuwait recorded 3,136 kilocalories per day for daily supply of calories per person in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Kuwait peaked at 3,671 kilocalories per day in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,138 kilocalories per day, in 1961.
That places Kuwait 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 2,327 kilocalories per day | 2,138 kilocalories per day | 2,459 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,461 kilocalories per day | 2,337 kilocalories per day | 2,668 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,745 kilocalories per day | 2,661 kilocalories per day | 2,853 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,918 kilocalories per day | 2,565 kilocalories per day | 3,249 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,538 kilocalories per day | 3,349 kilocalories per day | 3,671 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,510 kilocalories per day | 3,414 kilocalories per day | 3,590 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,297 kilocalories per day | 3,136 kilocalories per day | 3,445 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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More reference data data for Kuwait
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.33 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7222 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0679 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1686 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 151.75 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Kuwait?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Kuwait was 3,136 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3,671 kilocalories per day in 2005.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,138 kilocalories per day in 1961.
- How does Kuwait rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Kuwait ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.