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.[1]
According to the FAO, the average minimum daily energy requirement is approximately 2000kcal per adult and 1000kcal a child.[2] This data is presented in kilojoules, as most countries today use the SI unit kilojoules as their primary measurement for food energy intake,[3] with the exception of the USA,[4] Canada,[5] and the UK, which use kilocalories or both.[6]
Rank | Country | Average daily dietary energy consumption per capita[7] | ||
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Kilojoules (kJ) | Year | |||
1 | 3885order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
2 | 3782order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
3 | 3769order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
4 | 3711order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
5 | 3695order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
6 | 3654order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
7 | 3581order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
8 | 3566order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
9 | 3554order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
10 | 3537order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
11 | 3528order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
12 | 3503order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
13 | 3502order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
14 | 3500order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
15 | 3480order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
16 | 3471order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
17 | 3465order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
18 | 3450order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
19 | 3420order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
20 | 3420order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
21 | 3412order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
22 | 3411order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
23 | 3401order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
24 | 3391order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
25 | 3382order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
26 | 3371order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
27 | 3360order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
28 | 3354order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
29 | 3345order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
30 | 3344order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
31 | 3344order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
32 | 3343order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
33 | 3322order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
33 | 3322order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
35 | 3316order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
36 | 3314order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
37 | 3307order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
38 | 3307order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
39 | 3307order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
40 | 3301order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
41 | 3297order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
42 | 3292order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
43 | 3277order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
44 | 3270order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
45 | (China) | 3267order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | |
46 | 3247order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
47 | 3229order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
48 | 3206order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
49 | 3202order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
50 | 3191order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
51 | 3191order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
52 | 3184order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
53 | 3157order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
54 | 3149order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
55 | 3114order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
56 | 3102order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
57 | 3087order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
58 | 3078order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
59 | 3074order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
60 | 3072order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
61 | 3067order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
62 | 3051order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
63 | 3035order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
64 | 3030order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
65 | 3029order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
66 | 3029order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
67 | 3025order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
68 | 3019order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
69 | 3011order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
70 | 2997order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
71 | 2991order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
72 | 2985order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2013 | ||
73 | 2983order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
74 | 2968order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
75 | 2956order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
76 | 2952order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
77 | 2940order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
78 | 2913order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
79 | 2899order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
80 | 2892order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
81 | 2884order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
82 | 2877order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
83 | 2873order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
84 | 2871order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
85 | (France) | 2858order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2017 | |
86 | 2857order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
87 | 2854order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
88 | 2851order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
89 | 2845order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
90 | 2835order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
91 | 2830order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
92 | 2828order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
93 | 2804order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
94 | 2792order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
95 | 2781order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
96 | 2778order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
97 | 2775order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
98 | 2775order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
99 | 2769order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
100 | 2768order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
101 | 2758order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
102 | 2755order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
103 | 2746order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
104 | 2737order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
105 | 2737order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
106 | 2733order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
107 | 2732order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
108 | 2729order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
109 | 2705order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
110 | 2698order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
111 | 2696order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
112 | 2694order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
113 | 2673order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
114 | 2673order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
115 | 2662order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
116 | 2655order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
117 | 2633order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
118 | 2618order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
119 | 2608order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
120 | 2607order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
121 | 2606order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
122 | 2601order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
123 | 2582order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
124 | 2582order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
125 | 2579order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
126 | 2578order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
127 | 2572order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
128 | 2563order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
129 | 2551order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
130 | 2545order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
131 | 2541order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
132 | 2533order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
133 | 2533order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
134 | 2492order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
135 | 2486order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
136 | 2469order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
137 | 2446order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
138 | 2445order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
139 | 2443order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
140 | 2426order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
141 | 2415order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
142 | 2412order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
143 | 2402order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
144 | 2392order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
145 | 2385order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
146 | 2383order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
147 | 2373order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
148 | 2369order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
149 | 2342order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
150 | 2338order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
151 | 2323order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
152 | 2287order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
153 | 2285order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
154 | 2235order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
155 | 2229order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
156 | 2197order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
157 | 2188order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
158 | 2168order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
159 | 2154order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
160 | 2121order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
161 | 2120order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
162 | 2115order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
163 | 2109order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
164 | 2103order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
165 | 2040order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
166 | 2019order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
167 | 2002order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
168 | 1981order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
169 | 1938order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
170 | 1908order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 | ||
171 | 1786order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2018 |
Regions of the world by food consumption per capita in kilojoules per capita per day from 1961 to 2018.
Africa | 1835order=flipNaNorder=flip | 1931order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2037order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2100order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2218order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2354order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2331order=flipNaNorder=flip | |
Asia | 1783order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2039order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2166order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2391order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2574order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2718order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2833order=flipNaNorder=flip | |
Europe | 2996order=flipNaNorder=flip | 3208order=flipNaNorder=flip | 3301order=flipNaNorder=flip | 3350order=flipNaNorder=flip | 3260order=flipNaNorder=flip | 3378order=flipNaNorder=flip | 3416order=flipNaNorder=flip | |
North America | 2685order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2809order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2990order=flipNaNorder=flip | 3164order=flipNaNorder=flip | 3363order=flipNaNorder=flip | 3321order=flipNaNorder=flip | 3471order=flipNaNorder=flip | |
Oceania | 2564order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2608order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2517order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2565order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2379order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2500order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2587order=flipNaNorder=flip | |
South America | 2327order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2464order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2664order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2597order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2790order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2990order=flipNaNorder=flip | 3084order=flipNaNorder=flip | |
World | 2162order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2349order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2446order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2574order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2679order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2778order=flipNaNorder=flip | 2861order=flipNaNorder=flip |
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