What is daily supply of calories per person in Madagascar?

Daily supply of calories per person in Madagascar was 1,978 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 Madagascar?

The highest recorded value was 2,535 kilocalories per day in 1971.

What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Madagascar?

The lowest recorded value was 1,857 kilocalories per day in 2002.

How does Madagascar rank for daily supply of calories per person?

Madagascar ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Madagascar?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Madagascar 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.

Daily supply of calories per person in Madagascar

Name: Daily supply of calories per person in Madagascar
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Madagascar: Daily supply of calories per person was 1,978 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1,978 kilocalories per day

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

186th

of 191 countries

All-time high

2,535 kilocalories per day

in 1971

All-time low

1,857 kilocalories per day

in 2002

Years of data

1947–2023

Daily supply of calories per person in Madagascar, 1947–2023

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

In 2023, daily supply of calories per person in Madagascar stood at 1,978 kilocalories per day.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Madagascar peaked at 2,535 kilocalories per day in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,857 kilocalories per day, in 2002.

Madagascar ranks 186th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	2,074 kilocalories per day	2,074 kilocalories per day	2,074 kilocalories per day	1
1960s	2,456 kilocalories per day	2,388 kilocalories per day	2,511 kilocalories per day	9
1970s	2,463 kilocalories per day	2,350 kilocalories per day	2,535 kilocalories per day	10
1980s	2,243 kilocalories per day	2,091 kilocalories per day	2,359 kilocalories per day	10
1990s	1,971 kilocalories per day	1,914 kilocalories per day	2,098 kilocalories per day	10
2000s	1,932 kilocalories per day	1,857 kilocalories per day	1,998 kilocalories per day	10
2010s	2,031 kilocalories per day	1,946 kilocalories per day	2,108 kilocalories per day	10
2020s	1,963 kilocalories per day	1,926 kilocalories per day	2,014 kilocalories per day	4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

183 Chad 2,097 kilocalories per day compare
184 Democratic Republic of Congo 2,015 kilocalories per day compare
185 North Korea 1,981 kilocalories per day compare
187 Haiti 1,959 kilocalories per day compare
188 Lesotho 1,873 kilocalories per day compare
189 Somalia 1,812 kilocalories per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily supply of calories per person in Madagascar?: Daily supply of calories per person in Madagascar was 1,978 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 Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 2,535 kilocalories per day in 1971.
What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 1,857 kilocalories per day in 2002.
How does Madagascar rank for daily supply of calories per person?: Madagascar ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Madagascar 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.