List_of_countries_by_dietary_calorie_intake

List of countries by food energy intake

List of countries by food energy intake

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Food consumption is the amount of food available for human consumption as estimated by Our World in Data. However, the actual food consumption may be lower than the quantity shown as food availability depends on the magnitude of wastage and losses of food in the household, for example during storage, in preparation and cooking, as plate-waste or quantities fed to domestic animals and pets, thrown or given away.[2]

Map of average daily dietary energy availability per capita in 2006–2008.[1]
  No data
  <6,700 kJ (1,600 kcal)
  6,700–7,500 kJ (1,600–1,800 kcal)
  7,500–8,400 kJ (1,800–2,000 kcal)
  8,400–9,200 kJ (2,000–2,200 kcal)
  9,200–10,000 kJ (2,200–2,400 kcal)
  10,000–11,000 kJ (2,400–2,600 kcal)
  11,000–12,000 kJ (2,600–2,800 kcal)
  12,000–13,000 kJ (2,800–3,000 kcal)
  13,000–13,000 kJ (3,000–3,200 kcal)
  13,000–14,000 kJ (3,200–3,400 kcal)
  14,000–15,000 kJ (3,400–3,600 kcal)
  >15,000 kJ (3,600 kcal)
Daily supply of food energy per person in different countries, 1700 to 2018

According to the FAO, the average minimum daily energy requirement is approximately 8,400 kilojoules (2,000 kcal) per adult and 4,200 kilojoules (1,000 kcal) a child.[3] This data is presented in kilojoules, as most countries today use the SI unit kilojoules as their primary measurement for food energy intake,[4] with the exception of the USA,[5] Canada,[6] and the UK, which use kilocalories or both.[7]

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Historical development

Daily supply of food energy per person in world regions, 1961 to 2018

Regions of the world by food consumption per capita in kilojoules per capita per day from 1961 to 2018.

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References

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    "FAO Food Consumption Nutrients spreadsheet - 2008". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
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    "ESS: Food Security Statistics - Metadata". Archived from the original on 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
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    "Hunger Portal". FAO. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
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    "You Say Calorie, We Say Kilojoule: Who's Right?". Coca-Cola Australia. The Coca-Cola Company. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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    Nutrition, Center for Food Safety and Applied (2022-02-25). "Calories on the New Nutrition Facts Label". FDA.
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    Canada, Health (2012-01-12). "Calories". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
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    "Technical guidance on nutrition labelling" (PDF). Gov.uk Department of Health. September 2016. p. 13.
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    Roser, Max; Ritchie, Hannah (2013-03-05). "Food Supply". Our World in Data.
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    "Daily supply of calories per person". Retrieved 2022-03-27.
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