Caribbean vs Polynesia: Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value over time
- Caribbean
- Polynesia
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 40 kcal/cap/d against 39 kcal/cap/d in Polynesia, a difference of 1 kcal/cap/d.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 6th and Polynesia ranks 7th of 38 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Polynesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31 kcal/cap/d | 18.5 kcal/cap/d | 12.5 kcal/cap/d | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 16.7 kcal/cap/d | 21.1 kcal/cap/d | 4.4 kcal/cap/d | Polynesia |
| 2020s | 24.67 kcal/cap/d | 36 kcal/cap/d | 11.33 kcal/cap/d | Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value, Caribbean or Polynesia?
- Caribbean, at 40 kcal/cap/d against 39 kcal/cap/d in Polynesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value between Caribbean and Polynesia?
- 1 kcal/cap/d, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Polynesia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean and Polynesia rank globally for per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Caribbean ranks 6th and Polynesia ranks 7th of 38 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.