Daily supply of calories per person in Latvia

Latvia: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,342 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,342 kilocalories per day
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
47th
of 191 countries
All-time high
3,342 kilocalories per day
in 2023
All-time low
2,788 kilocalories per day
in 2000
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Daily supply of calories per person in Latvia, 1992–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1992200720231992: 3.3k kilocalories per day1993: 3.3k kilocalories per day1994: 3.2k kilocalories per day1995: 3.1k kilocalories per day1996: 3.0k kilocalories per day1997: 2.9k kilocalories per day1998: 2.9k kilocalories per day1999: 2.8k kilocalories per day2000: 2.8k kilocalories per day2001: 2.9k kilocalories per day2002: 3.0k kilocalories per day2003: 3.0k kilocalories per day2004: 3.1k kilocalories per day2005: 3.1k kilocalories per day2006: 3.2k kilocalories per day2007: 3.1k kilocalories per day2008: 3.1k kilocalories per day2009: 3.1k kilocalories per day2010: 3.1k kilocalories per day2011: 3.2k kilocalories per day2012: 3.2k kilocalories per day2013: 3.3k kilocalories per day2014: 3.2k kilocalories per day2015: 3.2k kilocalories per day2016: 3.2k kilocalories per day2017: 3.2k kilocalories per day2018: 3.3k kilocalories per day2019: 3.3k kilocalories per day2020: 3.2k kilocalories per day2021: 3.3k kilocalories per day2022: 3.3k kilocalories per day2023: 3.3k kilocalories per day

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

The most recent figure for daily supply of calories per person in Latvia is 3,342 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Latvia peaked at 3,342 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,788 kilocalories per day, in 2000.

Latvia ranks 47th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,050 kilocalories per day 2,844 kilocalories per day 3,273 kilocalories per day 8
2000s 3,047 kilocalories per day 2,788 kilocalories per day 3,181 kilocalories per day 10
2010s 3,219 kilocalories per day 3,148 kilocalories per day 3,270 kilocalories per day 10
2020s 3,278 kilocalories per day 3,235 kilocalories per day 3,342 kilocalories per day 4

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 44 Morocco 3,354 kilocalories per day compare
  2. 45 Lithuania 3,348 kilocalories per day compare
  3. 46 Finland 3,346 kilocalories per day compare
  4. 48 Azerbaijan 3,339 kilocalories per day compare
  5. 49 Uruguay 3,323 kilocalories per day compare
  6. 50 Marshall Islands 3,321 kilocalories per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily supply of calories per person in Latvia?
Daily supply of calories per person in Latvia was 3,342 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 Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 3,342 kilocalories per day in 2023.
What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,788 kilocalories per day in 2000.
How does Latvia rank for daily supply of calories per person?
Latvia ranks 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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.