All food groups — Energy supply — Value in Australia
Australia: All food groups — Energy supply — Value was 3,562 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
All food groups — Energy supply — Value in Australia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, all food groups — energy supply — value in Australia stood at 3,562 kcal/cap/d. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all food groups — energy supply — value in Australia peaked at 3,562 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,450 kcal/cap/d, in 2018.
Australia ranks 14th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
All food groups — Energy supply — Value in Australia, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,514 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 3,496 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 3,544 kcal/cap/d | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3,526 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3,514 kcal/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3,500 kcal/cap/d | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3,517 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3,473 kcal/cap/d | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3,450 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3,485 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3,468 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3,474 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,540 kcal/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3,562 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3,562 kcal/cap/d is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,348 kcal/cap/d, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Australia's 3,562 kcal/cap/d is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,028 kcal/cap/d, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,502 kcal/cap/d | 3,450 kcal/cap/d | 3,544 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,511 kcal/cap/d | 3,468 kcal/cap/d | 3,562 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 11 Saudi Arabia 3,660 kcal/cap/d compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 2,259 kcal/cap/d compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,015 kcal/cap/d compare
- 12 Romania 3,649 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Canada 3,590 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,981 kcal/cap/d compare
- 15 Portugal 3,557 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Hungary 3,549 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Germany 3,535 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all food groups — energy supply — value in Australia?
- All food groups — energy supply — value in Australia was 3,562 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all food groups — energy supply — value recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,562 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest all food groups — energy supply — value recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,450 kcal/cap/d in 2018.
- How does Australia rank for all food groups — energy supply — value?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all food groups — energy supply — value rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All food groups — Energy supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per capita supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it.