Daily supply of calories per person in Mexico
Mexico: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,305 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Mexico, 1936–2023
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 Mexico stood at 3,305 kilocalories per day. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Mexico peaked at 3,305 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,800 kilocalories per day, in 1936.
Mexico ranks 53rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,800 kilocalories per day | 1,800 kilocalories per day | 1,800 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1940s | 2,076 kilocalories per day | 2,050 kilocalories per day | 2,101 kilocalories per day | 2 |
| 1960s | 2,504 kilocalories per day | 2,409 kilocalories per day | 2,620 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,790 kilocalories per day | 2,644 kilocalories per day | 2,981 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,173 kilocalories per day | 3,057 kilocalories per day | 3,276 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,128 kilocalories per day | 3,086 kilocalories per day | 3,149 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,225 kilocalories per day | 3,163 kilocalories per day | 3,262 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,173 kilocalories per day | 3,121 kilocalories per day | 3,252 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,272 kilocalories per day | 3,251 kilocalories per day | 3,305 kilocalories per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 50 Marshall Islands 3,321 kilocalories per day compare
- 51 Guyana 3,318 kilocalories per day compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 3,313 kilocalories per day compare
- 54 Uzbekistan 3,297 kilocalories per day compare
- 55 Tuvalu 3,295 kilocalories per day compare
- 56 Estonia 3,287 kilocalories per day compare
More reference data data for Mexico
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.304 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6991 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5606 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 191.45 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Mexico?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Mexico was 3,305 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 3,305 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,800 kilocalories per day in 1936.
- How does Mexico rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Mexico ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.