Per capita food supply in Maldives
Maldives: Per capita food supply was 2,235 kcal/cap/day in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
2,235 kcal/cap/day
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
154th
of 168 countries
All-time high
2,406 kcal/cap/day
in 2015
All-time low
2,235 kcal/cap/day
in 2018
Years of data
5
2014–2018
Per capita food supply in Maldives, 2014–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in kcal/cap/day.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 2,235 kcal/cap/day for per capita food supply in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.8% over five years.
Maldives ranks 154th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Per capita food supply in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2,397 kcal/cap/day | — |
| 2015 | 2,406 kcal/cap/day | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2,399 kcal/cap/day | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,268 kcal/cap/day | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 2,235 kcal/cap/day | -1.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 2,235 kcal/cap/day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,864 kcal/cap/day, 78% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 2,235 kcal/cap/day is below the median for South Asia, which is 2,563 kcal/cap/day, 87% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita food supply in Maldives?
- Per capita food supply in Maldives was 2,235 kcal/cap/day in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest per capita food supply recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2,406 kcal/cap/day in 2015.
- What is the lowest per capita food supply recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,235 kcal/cap/day in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for per capita food supply?
- Maldives ranks 154th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Maldives 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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