Daily supply of calories per person in Norway
Norway: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,476 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3,476 kilocalories per day
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
24th
of 192 countries
All-time high
3,580 kilocalories per day
in 2012
All-time low
1,800 kilocalories per day
in 1810
Years of data
69
1810–2023
Daily supply of calories per person in Norway, 1810–2023
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
Norway recorded 3,476 kilocalories per day for daily supply of calories per person in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Norway peaked at 3,580 kilocalories per day in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,800 kilocalories per day, in 1810.
That places Norway 24th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Daily supply of calories per person in Norway, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1810 | 1,800 kilocalories per day | — |
| 1840 | 2,250 kilocalories per day | +25.0% |
| 1860 | 3,300 kilocalories per day | +46.7% |
| 1947 | 2,899 kilocalories per day | -12.2% |
| 1948 | 3,051 kilocalories per day | +5.2% |
| 1960 | 2,930 kilocalories per day | -4.0% |
| 1961 | 2,784 kilocalories per day | -5.0% |
| 1962 | 2,929 kilocalories per day | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 2,802 kilocalories per day | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 2,861 kilocalories per day | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 2,901 kilocalories per day | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 2,994 kilocalories per day | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 2,951 kilocalories per day | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 3,027 kilocalories per day | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 2,999 kilocalories per day | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 3,014 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 3,046 kilocalories per day | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 3,085 kilocalories per day | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 3,086 kilocalories per day | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,982 kilocalories per day | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 2,968 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 3,185 kilocalories per day | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 3,167 kilocalories per day | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 3,221 kilocalories per day | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 3,262 kilocalories per day | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 3,347 kilocalories per day | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 3,329 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 3,147 kilocalories per day | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 3,158 kilocalories per day | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 3,195 kilocalories per day | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 3,195 kilocalories per day | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,232 kilocalories per day | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 3,302 kilocalories per day | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 3,117 kilocalories per day | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 3,183 kilocalories per day | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 3,155 kilocalories per day | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 3,222 kilocalories per day | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 3,219 kilocalories per day | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 3,221 kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3,275 kilocalories per day | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 3,225 kilocalories per day | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 3,315 kilocalories per day | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 3,335 kilocalories per day | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 3,409 kilocalories per day | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 3,421 kilocalories per day | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 3,379 kilocalories per day | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 3,419 kilocalories per day | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3,458 kilocalories per day | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 3,433 kilocalories per day | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 3,474 kilocalories per day | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 3,521 kilocalories per day | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3,452 kilocalories per day | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 3,473 kilocalories per day | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3,485 kilocalories per day | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3,476 kilocalories per day | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 3,570 kilocalories per day | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 3,561 kilocalories per day | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3,580 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,562 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3,519 kilocalories per day | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 3,459 kilocalories per day | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 3,418 kilocalories per day | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3,418 kilocalories per day | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,487 kilocalories per day | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3,534 kilocalories per day | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 3,533 kilocalories per day | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,508 kilocalories per day | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 3,487 kilocalories per day | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 3,476 kilocalories per day | -0.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 3,476 kilocalories per day is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,348 kilocalories per day, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Norway's 3,476 kilocalories per day is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,399 kilocalories per day, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily supply of calories per person in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | +46.7% | 2,250 kilocalories per day | 3,300 kilocalories per day |
| 1840 | +25.0% | 1,800 kilocalories per day | 2,250 kilocalories per day |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1,800 kilocalories per day | 1,800 kilocalories per day | 1,800 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1840s | 2,250 kilocalories per day | 2,250 kilocalories per day | 2,250 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1860s | 3,300 kilocalories per day | 3,300 kilocalories per day | 3,300 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1940s | 2,975 kilocalories per day | 2,899 kilocalories per day | 3,051 kilocalories per day | 2 |
| 1960s | 2,918 kilocalories per day | 2,784 kilocalories per day | 3,027 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,102 kilocalories per day | 2,968 kilocalories per day | 3,262 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,221 kilocalories per day | 3,117 kilocalories per day | 3,347 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,280 kilocalories per day | 3,155 kilocalories per day | 3,421 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,457 kilocalories per day | 3,379 kilocalories per day | 3,521 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,511 kilocalories per day | 3,418 kilocalories per day | 3,580 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,501 kilocalories per day | 3,476 kilocalories per day | 3,533 kilocalories per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 21 China 3,527 kilocalories per day compare
- 22 Luxembourg 3,522 kilocalories per day compare
- 23 France 3,490 kilocalories per day compare
- 25 North Macedonia 3,476 kilocalories per day compare
- 26 Netherlands 3,467 kilocalories per day compare
- 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,458 kilocalories per day compare
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Norway?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Norway was 3,476 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3,580 kilocalories per day in 2012.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,800 kilocalories per day in 1810.
- How does Norway rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Norway ranks 24th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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About this data
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.