Daily supply of calories per person in Nauru
Nauru: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,082 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▬ Flat
Daily supply of calories per person in Nauru, 2019–2023
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 Nauru stood at 3,082 kilocalories per day. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over five years.
Nauru ranks 78th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Daily supply of calories per person in Nauru, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,981 kilocalories per day | — |
| 2020 | 3,010 kilocalories per day | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2,997 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 3,079 kilocalories per day | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 3,082 kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 3,082 kilocalories per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,348 kilocalories per day, 92% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 3,082 kilocalories per day is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,971 kilocalories per day, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,981 kilocalories per day | 2,981 kilocalories per day | 2,981 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 2020s | 3,042 kilocalories per day | 2,997 kilocalories per day | 3,082 kilocalories per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More reference data data for Nauru
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3993 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 0.1729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 0.2246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 0.1454 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0009 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Nauru?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Nauru was 3,082 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 3,082 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,981 kilocalories per day in 2019.
- How does Nauru rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Nauru ranks 78th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Nauru 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.