Daily supply of calories per person in Philippines
Philippines: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,983 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Philippines, 1947–2023
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 Philippines stood at 2,983 kilocalories per day. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Philippines peaked at 2,983 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,632 kilocalories per day, in 1962.
Philippines ranks 89th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,770 kilocalories per day | 1,770 kilocalories per day | 1,770 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1960s | 1,726 kilocalories per day | 1,632 kilocalories per day | 1,778 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,941 kilocalories per day | 1,724 kilocalories per day | 2,145 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,130 kilocalories per day | 2,014 kilocalories per day | 2,242 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,253 kilocalories per day | 2,174 kilocalories per day | 2,331 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,412 kilocalories per day | 2,312 kilocalories per day | 2,526 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,546 kilocalories per day | 2,411 kilocalories per day | 2,801 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,886 kilocalories per day | 2,794 kilocalories per day | 2,983 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Philippines?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Philippines was 2,983 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2,983 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,632 kilocalories per day in 1962.
- How does Philippines rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Philippines ranks 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.