Daily supply of calories per person in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,760 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua is 2,760 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Nicaragua peaked at 2,798 kilocalories per day in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,724 kilocalories per day, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 129th 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 | 2,009 kilocalories per day | 1,903 kilocalories per day | 2,115 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,020 kilocalories per day | 1,955 kilocalories per day | 2,085 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,105 kilocalories per day | 2,011 kilocalories per day | 2,195 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,920 kilocalories per day | 1,724 kilocalories per day | 2,107 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,406 kilocalories per day | 2,166 kilocalories per day | 2,515 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,600 kilocalories per day | 2,539 kilocalories per day | 2,681 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,753 kilocalories per day | 2,700 kilocalories per day | 2,798 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Nicaragua?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Nicaragua was 2,760 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2,798 kilocalories per day in 2022.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,724 kilocalories per day in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Nicaragua ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.