Daily supply of calories per person in Malaysia
Malaysia: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,927 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Malaysia, 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
The most recent figure for daily supply of calories per person in Malaysia is 2,927 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Malaysia peaked at 2,991 kilocalories per day in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,496 kilocalories per day, in 1961.
That places Malaysia 99th 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 | 2,581 kilocalories per day | 2,496 kilocalories per day | 2,732 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,805 kilocalories per day | 2,711 kilocalories per day | 2,922 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,805 kilocalories per day | 2,676 kilocalories per day | 2,944 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,881 kilocalories per day | 2,702 kilocalories per day | 2,981 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,821 kilocalories per day | 2,760 kilocalories per day | 2,897 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,869 kilocalories per day | 2,834 kilocalories per day | 2,894 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,942 kilocalories per day | 2,919 kilocalories per day | 2,991 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Malaysia?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Malaysia was 2,927 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,991 kilocalories per day in 2022.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,496 kilocalories per day in 1961.
- How does Malaysia rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Malaysia ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.