Daily supply of calories per person in Seychelles
Seychelles: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,888 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Seychelles, 2010–2023
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
Seychelles recorded 2,888 kilocalories per day for daily supply of calories per person in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Seychelles peaked at 2,909 kilocalories per day in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,691 kilocalories per day, in 2013.
That places Seychelles 108th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Daily supply of calories per person in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,830 kilocalories per day | — |
| 2011 | 2,756 kilocalories per day | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2,721 kilocalories per day | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2,691 kilocalories per day | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2,769 kilocalories per day | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2,857 kilocalories per day | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2,894 kilocalories per day | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2,818 kilocalories per day | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 2,909 kilocalories per day | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2,860 kilocalories per day | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2,902 kilocalories per day | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 2,875 kilocalories per day | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2,890 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2,888 kilocalories per day | -0.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 2,888 kilocalories per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,348 kilocalories per day, 86% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 2,888 kilocalories per day is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,518 kilocalories per day, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,811 kilocalories per day | 2,691 kilocalories per day | 2,909 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,889 kilocalories per day | 2,875 kilocalories per day | 2,902 kilocalories per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Seychelles?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Seychelles was 2,888 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 2,909 kilocalories per day in 2018.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,691 kilocalories per day in 2013.
- How does Seychelles rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Seychelles ranks 108th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.