Daily supply of calories per person in Romania
Romania: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,649 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Romania, 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 Romania is 3,649 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Romania peaked at 3,702 kilocalories per day in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,857 kilocalories per day, in 1961.
Romania ranks 14th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,995 kilocalories per day | 2,857 kilocalories per day | 3,078 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,139 kilocalories per day | 2,909 kilocalories per day | 3,288 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,046 kilocalories per day | 2,951 kilocalories per day | 3,191 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,055 kilocalories per day | 2,882 kilocalories per day | 3,186 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,471 kilocalories per day | 3,190 kilocalories per day | 3,607 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,499 kilocalories per day | 3,351 kilocalories per day | 3,650 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,664 kilocalories per day | 3,646 kilocalories per day | 3,702 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Romania?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Romania was 3,649 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,702 kilocalories per day in 2022.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,857 kilocalories per day in 1961.
- How does Romania rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Romania ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.