Dietary composition by country in Maldives
Maldives: Dietary composition by country was 44.49 kilocalories per day per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
44.49 kilocalories per day per capita
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
29th
of 191 countries
All-time high
115.49 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2017
All-time low
2.87 kilocalories per day per capita
in 1996
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Dietary composition by country in Maldives, 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
The most recent figure for dietary composition by country in Maldives is 44.49 kilocalories per day per capita, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary composition by country in Maldives peaked at 115.49 kilocalories per day per capita in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.87 kilocalories per day per capita, in 1996.
Maldives ranks 29th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Dietary composition by country in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.63 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1962 | 13.73 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 13.68 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 13.77 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 13.58 kilocalories per day per capita | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 13.42 kilocalories per day per capita | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 13.19 kilocalories per day per capita | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 13.02 kilocalories per day per capita | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 13 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 12.95 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 13 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 12.11 kilocalories per day per capita | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 12.14 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 12.16 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 12.17 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 12.16 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 12.15 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 12.15 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 12.16 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 12.14 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 12.19 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 12.3 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 11.45 kilocalories per day per capita | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 11.53 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 11.61 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 10.61 kilocalories per day per capita | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 10.62 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 10.59 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 9.64 kilocalories per day per capita | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 9.61 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 9.58 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 9.56 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 4.78 kilocalories per day per capita | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 4.76 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 4.77 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.87 kilocalories per day per capita | -39.9% |
| 1997 | 6.69 kilocalories per day per capita | +133.2% |
| 1998 | 6.72 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.81 kilocalories per day per capita | -28.4% |
| 2000 | 4.84 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 10.66 kilocalories per day per capita | +120.3% |
| 2002 | 9.7 kilocalories per day per capita | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 9.71 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 12.64 kilocalories per day per capita | +30.1% |
| 2005 | 12.64 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.45 kilocalories per day per capita | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 15.19 kilocalories per day per capita | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 14.01 kilocalories per day per capita | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 13.78 kilocalories per day per capita | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 70.58 kilocalories per day per capita | +412.1% |
| 2011 | 79.17 kilocalories per day per capita | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 79.62 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 80.55 kilocalories per day per capita | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 81.32 kilocalories per day per capita | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 85.4 kilocalories per day per capita | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 92.19 kilocalories per day per capita | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 115.49 kilocalories per day per capita | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 113.58 kilocalories per day per capita | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 64.64 kilocalories per day per capita | -43.1% |
| 2020 | 61.83 kilocalories per day per capita | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 53.22 kilocalories per day per capita | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 53.38 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 44.49 kilocalories per day per capita | -16.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 44.49 kilocalories per day per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.84 kilocalories per day per capita, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 44.49 kilocalories per day per capita is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.75 kilocalories per day per capita, 59.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dietary composition by country in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +412.1% | 13.78 kilocalories per day per capita | 70.58 kilocalories per day per capita |
| 1997 | +133.2% | 2.87 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.69 kilocalories per day per capita |
| 2001 | +120.3% | 4.84 kilocalories per day per capita | 10.66 kilocalories per day per capita |
| 1993 | -50.0% | 9.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.78 kilocalories per day per capita |
| 2019 | -43.1% | 113.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 64.64 kilocalories per day per capita |
| 1996 | -39.9% | 4.77 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.87 kilocalories per day per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 13 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.77 kilocalories per day per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.11 kilocalories per day per capita | 13 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.27 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.3 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.42 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.87 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.61 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.86 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.84 kilocalories per day per capita | 15.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.25 kilocalories per day per capita | 64.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 115.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.23 kilocalories per day per capita | 44.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 61.83 kilocalories per day per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 26 Djibouti 50.79 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 27 Brunei 48.1 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 28 Finland 47.59 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 30 Guyana 43.49 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 31 Kuwait 42.5 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 32 Micronesia (country) 41.94 kilocalories per day per capita compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dietary composition by country in Maldives?
- Dietary composition by country in Maldives was 44.49 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 115.49 kilocalories per day per capita in 2017.
- What is the lowest dietary composition by country recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 kilocalories per day per capita in 1996.
- How does Maldives rank for dietary composition by country?
- Maldives ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dietary composition by country rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.
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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.