Daily supply of calories per person in Maldives
Maldives: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,671 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Maldives, 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
Maldives recorded 2,671 kilocalories per day for daily supply of calories per person in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Maldives peaked at 2,773 kilocalories per day in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,517 kilocalories per day, in 1961.
Maldives ranks 139th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,570 kilocalories per day | 1,517 kilocalories per day | 1,618 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,742 kilocalories per day | 1,575 kilocalories per day | 2,000 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,210 kilocalories per day | 2,114 kilocalories per day | 2,335 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,308 kilocalories per day | 2,201 kilocalories per day | 2,396 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,372 kilocalories per day | 2,305 kilocalories per day | 2,426 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,661 kilocalories per day | 2,593 kilocalories per day | 2,773 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,645 kilocalories per day | 2,603 kilocalories per day | 2,672 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Maldives?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Maldives was 2,671 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2,773 kilocalories per day in 2016.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,517 kilocalories per day in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Maldives ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.