Dietary compositions by commodity group in Seychelles
Seychelles: Dietary compositions by commodity group was 187.2 kilocalories per day per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dietary compositions by commodity group 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
Seychelles recorded 187.2 kilocalories per day per capita for dietary compositions by commodity group in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 131.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary compositions by commodity group in Seychelles peaked at 187.2 kilocalories per day per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.23 kilocalories per day per capita, in 2014.
Seychelles ranks 14th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Dietary compositions by commodity group in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 80.54 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 2011 | 83.12 kilocalories per day per capita | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 104.43 kilocalories per day per capita | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 80.75 kilocalories per day per capita | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 80.23 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 118.94 kilocalories per day per capita | +48.3% |
| 2016 | 125.85 kilocalories per day per capita | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 117.77 kilocalories per day per capita | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 124.26 kilocalories per day per capita | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 131.89 kilocalories per day per capita | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 142.35 kilocalories per day per capita | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 165.89 kilocalories per day per capita | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 167.99 kilocalories per day per capita | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 187.2 kilocalories per day per capita | +11.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 187.2 kilocalories per day per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.61 kilocalories per day per capita, 1.9× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 187.2 kilocalories per day per capita is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.71 kilocalories per day per capita, 6.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 104.78 kilocalories per day per capita | 80.23 kilocalories per day per capita | 131.89 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 165.86 kilocalories per day per capita | 142.35 kilocalories per day per capita | 187.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 193.12 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 12 French Polynesia 190.25 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 13 Mongolia 189.15 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 15 Guyana 185.11 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 16 Bahamas 182.59 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 17 Nauru 171.35 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 compositions by commodity group in Seychelles?
- Dietary compositions by commodity group in Seychelles was 187.2 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 compositions by commodity group recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 187.2 kilocalories per day per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.23 kilocalories per day per capita in 2014.
- How does Seychelles rank for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Seychelles ranks 14th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dietary compositions by commodity group rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.8%. 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 compositions by commodity group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day.