List of countries by food energy intake

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

Map of average daily dietary energy availability per capita in 2006–2008. [ 1 ]
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<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
Daily supply of food energy per person in world regions, 1961 to 2018