Dietary composition by country in Seychelles
Seychelles: Dietary composition by country was 82.99 kilocalories per day per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dietary composition by country in Seychelles, 2010–2023
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 Seychelles is 82.99 kilocalories per day per capita, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary composition by country in Seychelles peaked at 82.99 kilocalories per day per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.54 kilocalories per day per capita, in 2014.
Seychelles ranks 12th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Dietary composition by country in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 58.47 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 2011 | 59.51 kilocalories per day per capita | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 58.45 kilocalories per day per capita | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 56.21 kilocalories per day per capita | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 44.54 kilocalories per day per capita | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 71.95 kilocalories per day per capita | +61.5% |
| 2016 | 70.19 kilocalories per day per capita | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 66.06 kilocalories per day per capita | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 73 kilocalories per day per capita | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 75.84 kilocalories per day per capita | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 70.63 kilocalories per day per capita | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 71.48 kilocalories per day per capita | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 79.39 kilocalories per day per capita | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 82.99 kilocalories per day per capita | +4.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 82.99 kilocalories per day per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.56 kilocalories per day per capita, 4.7× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 82.99 kilocalories per day per capita is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.79 kilocalories per day per capita, 17.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dietary composition by country in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +61.5% | 44.54 kilocalories per day per capita | 71.95 kilocalories per day per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.42 kilocalories per day per capita | 44.54 kilocalories per day per capita | 75.84 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.13 kilocalories per day per capita | 70.63 kilocalories per day per capita | 82.99 kilocalories per day per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 9 Bahamas 106.88 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 10 French Polynesia 96.95 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 11 Belize 93.7 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 13 Montenegro 80.48 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
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dietary composition by country in Seychelles?
- Dietary composition by country in Seychelles was 82.99 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 82.99 kilocalories per day per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest dietary composition by country recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.54 kilocalories per day per capita in 2014.
- How does Seychelles rank for dietary composition by country?
- Seychelles ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dietary composition by country rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.