Per capita food supply in India
India: Per capita food supply was 2,533 kcal/cap/day in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
2,533 kcal/cap/day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
131st
of 167 countries
All-time high
2,533 kcal/cap/day
in 2018
All-time low
2,454 kcal/cap/day
in 2015
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Per capita food supply in India, 2014–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in kcal/cap/day.
Analysis
In 2018, per capita food supply in India stood at 2,533 kcal/cap/day. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over five years.
That places India 131st out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 240.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 882,354 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 457,538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 22,533 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 719.34 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita food supply in India?
- Per capita food supply in India was 2,533 kcal/cap/day in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest per capita food supply recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2,533 kcal/cap/day in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita food supply recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,454 kcal/cap/day in 2015.
- How does India rank for per capita food supply?
- India ranks 131st out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this India 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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