Per capita food supply in Australia
Australia: Per capita food supply was 3,391 kcal/cap/day in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
3,391 kcal/cap/day
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
24th
of 168 countries
All-time high
3,416 kcal/cap/day
in 2016
All-time low
3,391 kcal/cap/day
in 2018
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Per capita food supply in Australia, 2014–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in kcal/cap/day.
Analysis
Australia recorded 3,391 kcal/cap/day for per capita food supply in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over five years.
Australia ranks 24th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Per capita food supply in Australia, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3,407 kcal/cap/day | — |
| 2015 | 3,393 kcal/cap/day | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3,416 kcal/cap/day | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3,406 kcal/cap/day | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3,391 kcal/cap/day | -0.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3,391 kcal/cap/day is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,315 kcal/cap/day, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 3,391 kcal/cap/day is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,814 kcal/cap/day, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita food supply in Australia?
- Per capita food supply in Australia was 3,391 kcal/cap/day in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest per capita food supply recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,416 kcal/cap/day in 2016.
- What is the lowest per capita food supply recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,391 kcal/cap/day in 2018.
- How does Australia rank for per capita food supply?
- Australia ranks 24th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Per capita food supply (kcal/cap/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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