Daily supply of calories per person in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,435 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3,435 kilocalories per day
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
29th
of 192 countries
All-time high
3,448 kilocalories per day
in 2004
All-time low
1,945 kilocalories per day
in 1654
Years of data
81
1274–2023
Daily supply of calories per person in United Kingdom, 1274–2023
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
United Kingdom recorded 3,435 kilocalories per day for daily supply of calories per person in 2023.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in United Kingdom peaked at 3,448 kilocalories per day in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,945 kilocalories per day, in 1654.
That places United Kingdom 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 81 years of available data.
Daily supply of calories per person in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1274 | 2,203 kilocalories per day | — |
| 1304 | 2,056 kilocalories per day | -6.7% |
| 1314 | 1,998 kilocalories per day | -2.8% |
| 1384 | 2,467 kilocalories per day | +23.5% |
| 1424 | 2,146 kilocalories per day | -13.0% |
| 1454 | 2,176 kilocalories per day | +1.4% |
| 1604 | 2,104 kilocalories per day | -3.3% |
| 1654 | 1,945 kilocalories per day | -7.6% |
| 1700 | 2,230 kilocalories per day | +14.7% |
| 1750 | 2,422 kilocalories per day | +8.6% |
| 1800 | 2,456 kilocalories per day | +1.4% |
| 1850 | 2,525 kilocalories per day | +2.8% |
| 1880 | 2,773 kilocalories per day | +9.8% |
| 1910 | 2,977 kilocalories per day | +7.4% |
| 1930 | 2,810 kilocalories per day | -5.6% |
| 1940 | 3,060 kilocalories per day | +8.9% |
| 1950 | 3,120 kilocalories per day | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 3,280 kilocalories per day | +5.1% |
| 1961 | 3,241 kilocalories per day | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 3,205 kilocalories per day | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 3,234 kilocalories per day | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 3,218 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 3,249 kilocalories per day | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 3,252 kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 3,233 kilocalories per day | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 3,231 kilocalories per day | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,249 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 3,288 kilocalories per day | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 3,251 kilocalories per day | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 3,174 kilocalories per day | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 3,241 kilocalories per day | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 3,126 kilocalories per day | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 3,137 kilocalories per day | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 3,184 kilocalories per day | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 3,177 kilocalories per day | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 3,112 kilocalories per day | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 3,179 kilocalories per day | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 3,128 kilocalories per day | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 3,102 kilocalories per day | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 3,133 kilocalories per day | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 3,127 kilocalories per day | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 3,139 kilocalories per day | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 3,198 kilocalories per day | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 3,216 kilocalories per day | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 3,231 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 3,253 kilocalories per day | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 3,222 kilocalories per day | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 3,244 kilocalories per day | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 3,209 kilocalories per day | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 3,272 kilocalories per day | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 3,220 kilocalories per day | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 3,238 kilocalories per day | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 3,188 kilocalories per day | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 3,273 kilocalories per day | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 3,335 kilocalories per day | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 3,359 kilocalories per day | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 3,407 kilocalories per day | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 3,369 kilocalories per day | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 3,407 kilocalories per day | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3,423 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3,406 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3,448 kilocalories per day | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 3,434 kilocalories per day | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 3,427 kilocalories per day | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3,399 kilocalories per day | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 3,397 kilocalories per day | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,381 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3,304 kilocalories per day | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 3,321 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3,304 kilocalories per day | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,330 kilocalories per day | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 3,352 kilocalories per day | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3,365 kilocalories per day | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 3,345 kilocalories per day | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3,370 kilocalories per day | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3,324 kilocalories per day | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3,356 kilocalories per day | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3,355 kilocalories per day | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,323 kilocalories per day | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 3,338 kilocalories per day | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3,435 kilocalories per day | +2.9% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 3,435 kilocalories per day is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,348 kilocalories per day, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 3,435 kilocalories per day is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,399 kilocalories per day, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1270s | 2,203 kilocalories per day | 2,203 kilocalories per day | 2,203 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1300s | 2,056 kilocalories per day | 2,056 kilocalories per day | 2,056 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1310s | 1,998 kilocalories per day | 1,998 kilocalories per day | 1,998 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1380s | 2,467 kilocalories per day | 2,467 kilocalories per day | 2,467 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1420s | 2,146 kilocalories per day | 2,146 kilocalories per day | 2,146 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1450s | 2,176 kilocalories per day | 2,176 kilocalories per day | 2,176 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1600s | 2,104 kilocalories per day | 2,104 kilocalories per day | 2,104 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1650s | 1,945 kilocalories per day | 1,945 kilocalories per day | 1,945 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1700s | 2,230 kilocalories per day | 2,230 kilocalories per day | 2,230 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1750s | 2,422 kilocalories per day | 2,422 kilocalories per day | 2,422 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1800s | 2,456 kilocalories per day | 2,456 kilocalories per day | 2,456 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1850s | 2,525 kilocalories per day | 2,525 kilocalories per day | 2,525 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1880s | 2,773 kilocalories per day | 2,773 kilocalories per day | 2,773 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1910s | 2,977 kilocalories per day | 2,977 kilocalories per day | 2,977 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1930s | 2,810 kilocalories per day | 2,810 kilocalories per day | 2,810 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1940s | 3,060 kilocalories per day | 3,060 kilocalories per day | 3,060 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1950s | 3,120 kilocalories per day | 3,120 kilocalories per day | 3,120 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1960s | 3,239 kilocalories per day | 3,205 kilocalories per day | 3,280 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,187 kilocalories per day | 3,112 kilocalories per day | 3,288 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,175 kilocalories per day | 3,102 kilocalories per day | 3,253 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,274 kilocalories per day | 3,188 kilocalories per day | 3,407 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,409 kilocalories per day | 3,369 kilocalories per day | 3,448 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,337 kilocalories per day | 3,304 kilocalories per day | 3,370 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,363 kilocalories per day | 3,323 kilocalories per day | 3,435 kilocalories per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 26 Netherlands 3,467 kilocalories per day compare
- 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,458 kilocalories per day compare
- 28 Croatia 3,448 kilocalories per day compare
- 30 Tunisia 3,432 kilocalories per day compare
- 31 South Korea 3,430 kilocalories per day compare
- 32 Brazil 3,423 kilocalories per day compare
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in United Kingdom?
- Daily supply of calories per person in United Kingdom was 3,435 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 3,448 kilocalories per day in 2004.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,945 kilocalories per day in 1654.
- How does United Kingdom rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- United Kingdom ranks 29th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.