Per capita food supply in Iceland
Iceland: Per capita food supply was 3,654 kcal/cap/day in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
3,654 kcal/cap/day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 168 countries
All-time high
3,654 kcal/cap/day
in 2018
All-time low
3,458 kcal/cap/day
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Per capita food supply in Iceland, 2014–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in kcal/cap/day.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 3,654 kcal/cap/day for per capita food supply in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over five years.
Iceland ranks 6th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Per capita food supply in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3,458 kcal/cap/day | — |
| 2015 | 3,557 kcal/cap/day | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 3,572 kcal/cap/day | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3,652 kcal/cap/day | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 3,654 kcal/cap/day | +0.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 3,654 kcal/cap/day is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,315 kcal/cap/day, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 3,654 kcal/cap/day is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,312 kcal/cap/day, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita food supply in Iceland?
- Per capita food supply in Iceland was 3,654 kcal/cap/day in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest per capita food supply recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,654 kcal/cap/day in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita food supply recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,458 kcal/cap/day in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for per capita food supply?
- Iceland ranks 6th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Iceland 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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