Daily supply of calories per person in Tanzania
Tanzania: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,518 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Tanzania, 1947–2023
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 Tanzania is 2,518 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Tanzania peaked at 2,518 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,686 kilocalories per day, in 1971.
Tanzania ranks 157th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2,163 kilocalories per day | 2,163 kilocalories per day | 2,163 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1960s | 1,772 kilocalories per day | 1,728 kilocalories per day | 1,851 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,965 kilocalories per day | 1,686 kilocalories per day | 2,187 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,173 kilocalories per day | 2,142 kilocalories per day | 2,205 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,076 kilocalories per day | 2,001 kilocalories per day | 2,194 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,083 kilocalories per day | 1,965 kilocalories per day | 2,198 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,351 kilocalories per day | 2,246 kilocalories per day | 2,393 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,453 kilocalories per day | 2,402 kilocalories per day | 2,518 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Tanzania?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Tanzania was 2,518 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,518 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,686 kilocalories per day in 1971.
- How does Tanzania rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Tanzania ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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About this data
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.