Daily supply of calories per person in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,295 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Tuvalu, 2019–2023
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
Tuvalu recorded 3,295 kilocalories per day for daily supply of calories per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.3% over five years.
That places Tuvalu 55th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Daily supply of calories per person in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,987 kilocalories per day | — |
| 2020 | 3,130 kilocalories per day | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 3,205 kilocalories per day | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 3,262 kilocalories per day | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 3,295 kilocalories per day | +1.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 3,295 kilocalories per day is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,000 kilocalories per day, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 3,295 kilocalories per day is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,971 kilocalories per day, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,987 kilocalories per day | 2,987 kilocalories per day | 2,987 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 2020s | 3,223 kilocalories per day | 3,130 kilocalories per day | 3,295 kilocalories per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 12.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0055 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Tuvalu?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Tuvalu was 3,295 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 3,295 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,987 kilocalories per day in 2019.
- How does Tuvalu rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Tuvalu ranks 55th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.