Daily per capita caloric supply in Vietnam

Vietnam: Daily per capita caloric supply was 3,086 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,086
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
77th
of 192 countries
All-time high
3,086
in 2023
All-time low
1,855
in 1978
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Daily per capita caloric supply in Vietnam, 1961–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for daily per capita caloric supply in Vietnam is 3,086, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily per capita caloric supply in Vietnam peaked at 3,086 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,855, in 1978.

That places Vietnam 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Daily per capita caloric supply in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Daily per capita caloric supply in Vietnam, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 1,936 —
1962 2,000 +3.3%
1963 1,999 -0.1%
1964 1,989 -0.5%
1965 1,997 +0.4%
1966 1,979 -0.9%
1967 1,995 +0.8%
1968 2,023 +1.4%
1969 2,046 +1.1%
1970 2,127 +4.0%
1971 2,069 -2.7%
1972 2,044 -1.2%
1973 2,081 +1.8%
1974 2,089 +0.4%
1975 1,976 -5.4%
1976 1,992 +0.8%
1977 1,913 -4.0%
1978 1,855 -3.1%
1979 2,008 +8.3%
1980 2,020 +0.6%
1981 2,095 +3.7%
1982 2,041 -2.6%
1983 2,068 +1.3%
1984 2,123 +2.7%
1985 2,102 -1.0%
1986 2,159 +2.7%
1987 2,092 -3.1%
1988 2,092 -0.0%
1989 2,093 +0.0%
1990 2,004 -4.2%
1991 1,953 -2.5%
1992 2,026 +3.7%
1993 2,136 +5.5%
1994 2,168 +1.5%
1995 2,139 -1.3%
1996 2,129 -0.5%
1997 2,092 -1.7%
1998 2,221 +6.1%
1999 2,308 +3.9%
2000 2,347 +1.7%
2001 2,410 +2.7%
2002 2,473 +2.6%
2003 2,531 +2.3%
2004 2,596 +2.5%
2005 2,585 -0.4%
2006 2,591 +0.2%
2007 2,637 +1.8%
2008 2,682 +1.7%
2009 2,691 +0.3%
2010 2,730 +1.4%
2011 2,758 +1.0%
2012 2,816 +2.1%
2013 2,800 -0.5%
2014 2,834 +1.2%
2015 2,823 -0.4%
2016 2,847 +0.9%
2017 2,862 +0.5%
2018 2,886 +0.8%
2019 2,922 +1.3%
2020 2,966 +1.5%
2021 3,004 +1.3%
2022 3,031 +0.9%
2023 3,086 +1.8%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 3,086 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,000, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 3,086 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,971, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,996 1,936 2,046 9
1970s 2,015 1,855 2,127 10
1980s 2,088 2,020 2,159 10
1990s 2,118 1,953 2,308 10
2000s 2,554 2,347 2,691 10
2010s 2,828 2,730 2,922 10
2020s 3,022 2,966 3,086 4

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 74 Bhutan 3,107 compare
  2. 75 Panama 3,105 compare
  3. 76 Egypt 3,094 compare
  4. 78 Nauru 3,082 compare
  5. 79 Paraguay 3,067 compare
  6. 80 Costa Rica 3,061 compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily per capita caloric supply in Vietnam?
Daily per capita caloric supply in Vietnam was 3,086 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest daily per capita caloric supply recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 3,086 in 2023.
What is the lowest daily per capita caloric supply recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 1,855 in 1978.
How does Vietnam rank for daily per capita caloric supply?
Vietnam ranks 77th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is daily per capita caloric supply rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Daily per capita caloric supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Daily per capita caloric supply
Source
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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