Daily supply of calories per person in Malta
Malta: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,407 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Malta, 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
Malta recorded 3,407 kilocalories per day for daily supply of calories per person in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Malta peaked at 3,534 kilocalories per day in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2,683 kilocalories per day, in 1961.
That places Malta 34th out of 191 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,813 kilocalories per day | 2,683 kilocalories per day | 2,952 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,966 kilocalories per day | 2,831 kilocalories per day | 3,061 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,088 kilocalories per day | 2,978 kilocalories per day | 3,224 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,301 kilocalories per day | 3,078 kilocalories per day | 3,451 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,389 kilocalories per day | 3,380 kilocalories per day | 3,400 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,463 kilocalories per day | 3,323 kilocalories per day | 3,534 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,352 kilocalories per day | 3,281 kilocalories per day | 3,407 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Malta?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Malta was 3,407 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3,534 kilocalories per day in 2013.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,683 kilocalories per day in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Malta ranks 34th out of 191 regions with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.