Daily supply of calories per person in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,654 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia stood at 2,654 kilocalories per day.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Saint Lucia peaked at 2,730 kilocalories per day in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,643 kilocalories per day, in 1961.
Saint Lucia ranks 142nd of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 1,747 kilocalories per day | 1,643 kilocalories per day | 1,857 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,010 kilocalories per day | 1,884 kilocalories per day | 2,226 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,327 kilocalories per day | 2,160 kilocalories per day | 2,458 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,650 kilocalories per day | 2,499 kilocalories per day | 2,710 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,637 kilocalories per day | 2,590 kilocalories per day | 2,681 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,629 kilocalories per day | 2,575 kilocalories per day | 2,683 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,706 kilocalories per day | 2,654 kilocalories per day | 2,730 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Saint Lucia?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Saint Lucia was 2,654 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,730 kilocalories per day in 2020.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,643 kilocalories per day in 1961.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Saint Lucia ranks 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.