Daily supply of calories per person in United States
United States: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,947 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in United States, 1800–2023
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 United States stood at 3,947 kilocalories per day. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in United States peaked at 3,947 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,585 kilocalories per day, in 1850.
United States ranks 1st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 2,952 kilocalories per day | 2,952 kilocalories per day | 2,952 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1810s | 2,935 kilocalories per day | 2,935 kilocalories per day | 2,935 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1820s | 2,904 kilocalories per day | 2,904 kilocalories per day | 2,904 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1830s | 2,888 kilocalories per day | 2,888 kilocalories per day | 2,888 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1840s | 3,013 kilocalories per day | 3,013 kilocalories per day | 3,013 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1850s | 2,585 kilocalories per day | 2,585 kilocalories per day | 2,585 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1860s | 2,826 kilocalories per day | 2,826 kilocalories per day | 2,826 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1870s | 3,029 kilocalories per day | 3,029 kilocalories per day | 3,029 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1880s | 3,237 kilocalories per day | 3,237 kilocalories per day | 3,237 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1890s | 3,134 kilocalories per day | 3,134 kilocalories per day | 3,134 kilocalories per day | 1 |
| 1900s | 3,306 kilocalories per day | 3,212 kilocalories per day | 3,400 kilocalories per day | 2 |
| 1910s | 3,340 kilocalories per day | 3,200 kilocalories per day | 3,400 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1920s | 3,360 kilocalories per day | 3,100 kilocalories per day | 3,500 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1930s | 3,270 kilocalories per day | 3,200 kilocalories per day | 3,400 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1940s | 3,310 kilocalories per day | 3,200 kilocalories per day | 3,400 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1950s | 3,160 kilocalories per day | 3,100 kilocalories per day | 3,200 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,008 kilocalories per day | 2,934 kilocalories per day | 3,100 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,101 kilocalories per day | 3,036 kilocalories per day | 3,219 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,323 kilocalories per day | 3,182 kilocalories per day | 3,472 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,608 kilocalories per day | 3,509 kilocalories per day | 3,708 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,787 kilocalories per day | 3,662 kilocalories per day | 3,860 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,755 kilocalories per day | 3,724 kilocalories per day | 3,820 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,902 kilocalories per day | 3,847 kilocalories per day | 3,947 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in United States?
- Daily supply of calories per person in United States was 3,947 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 3,947 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,585 kilocalories per day in 1850.
- How does United States rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- United States ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.