Dietary composition by country in Montenegro
Montenegro: Dietary composition by country was 80.48 kilocalories per day per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dietary composition by country in Montenegro, 2006–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, dietary composition by country in Montenegro stood at 80.48 kilocalories per day per capita. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 111.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary composition by country in Montenegro peaked at 80.48 kilocalories per day per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.63 kilocalories per day per capita, in 2006.
That places Montenegro 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Dietary composition by country in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13.63 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 2007 | 14.64 kilocalories per day per capita | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 17.61 kilocalories per day per capita | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 18.6 kilocalories per day per capita | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 38.01 kilocalories per day per capita | +104.4% |
| 2011 | 38.06 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 38.02 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 38.1 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 38.25 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 38.49 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 38.78 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 39.1 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 39.44 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 58.21 kilocalories per day per capita | +47.6% |
| 2020 | 59.64 kilocalories per day per capita | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 61.36 kilocalories per day per capita | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 74.23 kilocalories per day per capita | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 80.48 kilocalories per day per capita | +8.4% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 80.48 kilocalories per day per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.84 kilocalories per day per capita, 4.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 80.48 kilocalories per day per capita is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.95 kilocalories per day per capita, 6.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dietary composition by country in Montenegro 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 | +104.4% | 18.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 38.01 kilocalories per day per capita |
| 2019 | +47.6% | 39.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 58.21 kilocalories per day per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.12 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.63 kilocalories per day per capita | 18.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 4 |
| 2010s | 40.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 38.01 kilocalories per day per capita | 58.21 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.93 kilocalories per day per capita | 59.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 80.48 kilocalories per day per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 10 French Polynesia 96.95 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 11 Belize 93.7 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 12 Seychelles 82.99 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 14 Tonga 79.39 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 15 Luxembourg 77.37 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 16 Norway 70.35 kilocalories per day per capita compare
More reference data data for Montenegro
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1384 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1738 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dietary composition by country in Montenegro?
- Dietary composition by country in Montenegro was 80.48 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 80.48 kilocalories per day per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest dietary composition by country recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.63 kilocalories per day per capita in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for dietary composition by country?
- Montenegro ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dietary composition by country rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.