Daily supply of calories per person in Senegal
Senegal: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,848 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 2,848 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Senegal peaked at 2,848 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,957 kilocalories per day, in 1977.
That places Senegal 113th 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 | 2,302 kilocalories per day | 2,176 kilocalories per day | 2,493 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,063 kilocalories per day | 1,957 kilocalories per day | 2,143 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,168 kilocalories per day | 2,034 kilocalories per day | 2,334 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,123 kilocalories per day | 2,062 kilocalories per day | 2,186 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,280 kilocalories per day | 2,128 kilocalories per day | 2,495 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,505 kilocalories per day | 2,431 kilocalories per day | 2,646 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,769 kilocalories per day | 2,718 kilocalories per day | 2,848 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Senegal?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Senegal was 2,848 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,848 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,957 kilocalories per day in 1977.
- How does Senegal rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Senegal ranks 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.