Daily supply of calories per person in Serbia
Serbia: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,879 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Serbia, 2006–2023
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
Serbia recorded 3,879 kilocalories per day for daily supply of calories per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Serbia peaked at 3,879 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,331 kilocalories per day, in 2010.
Serbia ranks 5th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Daily supply of calories per person in Serbia, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3,620 kilocalories per day | — |
| 2007 | 3,563 kilocalories per day | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 3,564 kilocalories per day | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,606 kilocalories per day | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3,331 kilocalories per day | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 3,392 kilocalories per day | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 3,410 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,472 kilocalories per day | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3,435 kilocalories per day | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 3,494 kilocalories per day | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 3,493 kilocalories per day | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,520 kilocalories per day | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3,587 kilocalories per day | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 3,679 kilocalories per day | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 3,747 kilocalories per day | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 3,817 kilocalories per day | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 3,860 kilocalories per day | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 3,879 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 3,879 kilocalories per day is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,000 kilocalories per day, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 3,879 kilocalories per day is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,399 kilocalories per day, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,589 kilocalories per day | 3,563 kilocalories per day | 3,620 kilocalories per day | 4 |
| 2010s | 3,481 kilocalories per day | 3,331 kilocalories per day | 3,679 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,826 kilocalories per day | 3,747 kilocalories per day | 3,879 kilocalories per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More reference data data for Serbia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Serbia?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Serbia was 3,879 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,879 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,331 kilocalories per day in 2010.
- How does Serbia rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Serbia ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.