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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2014201620182014: 2.4k kcal/cap/day2015: 2.4k kcal/cap/day2016: 2.4k kcal/cap/day2017: 2.3k kcal/cap/day2018: 2.2k kcal/cap/day

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

Annual values for Per capita food supply (kcal/cap/day) in Maldives, 2014 to 2018.
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

  1. 151 Lesotho 2,323 kcal/cap/day compare
  2. 152 East Timor 2,287 kcal/cap/day compare
  3. 153 Congo 2,285 kcal/cap/day compare
  4. 155 Guinea-Bissau 2,229 kcal/cap/day compare
  5. 156 Kenya 2,197 kcal/cap/day compare
  6. 157 Rwanda 2,188 kcal/cap/day compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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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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Indicator
Per capita food supply (kcal/cap/day)
Unit
kcal/cap/day
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 840 data points, 2014–2018
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