Daily supply of calories per person in Yemen
Yemen: Daily supply of calories per person was 1,811 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Yemen, 1961–2023
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
The most recent figure for daily supply of calories per person in Yemen is 1,811 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Yemen peaked at 2,150 kilocalories per day in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,539 kilocalories per day, in 1975.
That places Yemen 190th out of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,643 kilocalories per day | 1,621 kilocalories per day | 1,659 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,601 kilocalories per day | 1,539 kilocalories per day | 1,727 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,769 kilocalories per day | 1,677 kilocalories per day | 1,888 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,822 kilocalories per day | 1,739 kilocalories per day | 1,865 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,853 kilocalories per day | 1,838 kilocalories per day | 1,878 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,000 kilocalories per day | 1,833 kilocalories per day | 2,150 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,923 kilocalories per day | 1,811 kilocalories per day | 2,026 kilocalories per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More reference data data for Yemen
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.942 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1292 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5034 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.13 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 157.58 2010 = 100 (2014)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2632 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Yemen?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Yemen was 1,811 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2,150 kilocalories per day in 2014.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,539 kilocalories per day in 1975.
- How does Yemen rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Yemen ranks 190th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.