Dietary composition by country in Iceland
Iceland: Dietary composition by country was 66.23 kilocalories per day per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Dietary composition by country in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day per capita.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 66.23 kilocalories per day per capita for dietary composition by country in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary composition by country in Iceland peaked at 78.12 kilocalories per day per capita in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4 kilocalories per day per capita, in 1964.
Iceland ranks 18th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.21 kilocalories per day per capita | 4 kilocalories per day per capita | 7 kilocalories per day per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.01 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.99 kilocalories per day per capita | 15.02 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.02 kilocalories per day per capita | 36.17 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7 kilocalories per day per capita | 15.97 kilocalories per day per capita | 21.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.29 kilocalories per day per capita | 22.91 kilocalories per day per capita | 31.02 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 66.29 kilocalories per day per capita | 78.12 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.3 kilocalories per day per capita | 62.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 72.02 kilocalories per day per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5453 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1076 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.09 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.653 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 3.5 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 179.82 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dietary composition by country in Iceland?
- Dietary composition by country in Iceland was 66.23 kilocalories per day per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dietary composition by country recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.12 kilocalories per day per capita in 2019.
- What is the lowest dietary composition by country recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 kilocalories per day per capita in 1964.
- How does Iceland rank for dietary composition by country?
- Iceland ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dietary composition by country rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Dietary composition by country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.