Food expenditure per person in United States
United States: Food expenditure per person was 3,694 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food expenditure per person in United States, 2017–2023
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, food expenditure per person in United States stood at 3,694 current US$. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
That places United States 6th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Food expenditure per person in United States, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2,548 current US$ | — |
| 2018 | 2,626 current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 2,357 current US$ | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 2,596 current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 3,070 current US$ | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 3,382 current US$ | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 3,694 current US$ | +9.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 3,694 current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,790 current US$, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,510 current US$ | 2,357 current US$ | 2,626 current US$ | 3 |
| 2020s | 3,186 current US$ | 2,596 current US$ | 3,694 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food expenditure per person in United States?
- Food expenditure per person in United States was 3,694 current US$ in 2023, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food expenditure per person recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 3,694 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,357 current US$ in 2019.
- How does United States rank for food expenditure per person?
- United States ranks 6th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Amount of money spend on food in a given year. This only includes food eaten at home, and does not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco.