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Daily supply of calories per person in East Timor

East Timor: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,277 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,277 kilocalories per day
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
175th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,339 kilocalories per day
in 2014
All-time low
1,627 kilocalories per day
in 1998
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Daily supply of calories per person in East Timor, 1961–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k196119922023

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

East Timor recorded 2,277 kilocalories per day for daily supply of calories per person in 2023.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in East Timor peaked at 2,339 kilocalories per day in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,627 kilocalories per day, in 1998.

That places East Timor 175th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Daily supply of calories per person in East Timor, year by year

Year kilocalories per day Change
1961 1,864 kilocalories per day —
1962 1,880 kilocalories per day +0.8%
1963 1,819 kilocalories per day -3.2%
1964 1,790 kilocalories per day -1.6%
1965 1,832 kilocalories per day +2.4%
1966 1,913 kilocalories per day +4.4%
1967 1,868 kilocalories per day -2.4%
1968 1,890 kilocalories per day +1.2%
1969 1,951 kilocalories per day +3.2%
1970 1,870 kilocalories per day -4.2%
1971 1,874 kilocalories per day +0.3%
1972 1,875 kilocalories per day +0.0%
1973 1,922 kilocalories per day +2.5%
1974 1,927 kilocalories per day +0.2%
1975 1,933 kilocalories per day +0.3%
1976 1,913 kilocalories per day -1.0%
1977 1,947 kilocalories per day +1.8%
1978 1,950 kilocalories per day +0.1%
1979 1,960 kilocalories per day +0.5%
1980 1,857 kilocalories per day -5.3%
1981 1,887 kilocalories per day +1.6%
1982 1,916 kilocalories per day +1.6%
1983 1,936 kilocalories per day +1.0%
1984 2,010 kilocalories per day +3.8%
1985 2,007 kilocalories per day -0.2%
1986 2,020 kilocalories per day +0.7%
1987 2,020 kilocalories per day -0.0%
1988 2,038 kilocalories per day +0.9%
1989 2,035 kilocalories per day -0.2%
1990 1,795 kilocalories per day -11.8%
1991 1,930 kilocalories per day +7.5%
1992 2,000 kilocalories per day +3.6%
1993 2,058 kilocalories per day +2.9%
1994 2,029 kilocalories per day -1.4%
1995 2,030 kilocalories per day +0.1%
1996 1,839 kilocalories per day -9.4%
1997 1,809 kilocalories per day -1.6%
1998 1,627 kilocalories per day -10.1%
1999 1,858 kilocalories per day +14.2%
2000 2,146 kilocalories per day +15.5%
2001 2,080 kilocalories per day -3.0%
2002 2,110 kilocalories per day +1.4%
2003 2,094 kilocalories per day -0.7%
2004 2,123 kilocalories per day +1.4%
2005 2,133 kilocalories per day +0.5%
2006 2,124 kilocalories per day -0.4%
2007 2,109 kilocalories per day -0.7%
2008 2,096 kilocalories per day -0.6%
2009 2,050 kilocalories per day -2.2%
2010 2,259 kilocalories per day +10.2%
2011 2,290 kilocalories per day +1.4%
2012 2,280 kilocalories per day -0.4%
2013 2,289 kilocalories per day +0.4%
2014 2,339 kilocalories per day +2.2%
2015 2,299 kilocalories per day -1.7%
2016 2,285 kilocalories per day -0.6%
2017 2,308 kilocalories per day +1.0%
2018 2,248 kilocalories per day -2.6%
2019 2,256 kilocalories per day +0.4%
2020 2,221 kilocalories per day -1.6%
2021 2,241 kilocalories per day +0.9%
2022 2,302 kilocalories per day +2.7%
2023 2,277 kilocalories per day -1.1%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 2,277 kilocalories per day is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,708 kilocalories per day, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 2,277 kilocalories per day is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,971 kilocalories per day, 77% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,867 kilocalories per day 1,790 kilocalories per day 1,951 kilocalories per day 9
1970s 1,917 kilocalories per day 1,870 kilocalories per day 1,960 kilocalories per day 10
1980s 1,973 kilocalories per day 1,857 kilocalories per day 2,038 kilocalories per day 10
1990s 1,898 kilocalories per day 1,627 kilocalories per day 2,058 kilocalories per day 10
2000s 2,107 kilocalories per day 2,050 kilocalories per day 2,146 kilocalories per day 10
2010s 2,285 kilocalories per day 2,248 kilocalories per day 2,339 kilocalories per day 10
2020s 2,260 kilocalories per day 2,221 kilocalories per day 2,302 kilocalories per day 4

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 172 Iraq 2,371 kilocalories per day compare
  2. 173 Afghanistan 2,315 kilocalories per day compare
  3. 174 Sao Tome and Principe 2,279 kilocalories per day compare
  4. 176 Syria 2,259 kilocalories per day compare
  5. 177 Congo 2,187 kilocalories per day compare
  6. 178 Mozambique 2,186 kilocalories per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily supply of calories per person in East Timor?
Daily supply of calories per person in East Timor was 2,277 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 East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 2,339 kilocalories per day in 2014.
What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 1,627 kilocalories per day in 1998.
How does East Timor rank for daily supply of calories per person?
East Timor ranks 175th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor 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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Indicator
Daily supply of calories per person
Unit
kilocalories per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,444 data points, 1274–2023
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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.