Daily supply of calories per person in Samoa
Samoa: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,116 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Samoa, 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
In 2023, daily supply of calories per person in Samoa stood at 3,116 kilocalories per day.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Samoa peaked at 3,178 kilocalories per day in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,917 kilocalories per day, in 1961.
That places Samoa 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 2,012 kilocalories per day | 1,917 kilocalories per day | 2,201 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,328 kilocalories per day | 2,263 kilocalories per day | 2,367 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,448 kilocalories per day | 2,308 kilocalories per day | 2,579 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,442 kilocalories per day | 2,279 kilocalories per day | 2,614 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,745 kilocalories per day | 2,670 kilocalories per day | 2,805 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,982 kilocalories per day | 2,868 kilocalories per day | 3,084 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,135 kilocalories per day | 3,092 kilocalories per day | 3,178 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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More reference data data for Samoa
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1251 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2414 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2407 °C (2026)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4124 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Samoa?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Samoa was 3,116 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,178 kilocalories per day in 2022.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,917 kilocalories per day in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Samoa ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.