All food groups — Energy supply — Value in Nepal
Nepal: All food groups — Energy supply — Value was 2,920 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
All food groups — Energy supply — Value in Nepal, 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 Nepal stood at 2,920 kcal/cap/d.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all food groups — energy supply — value in Nepal peaked at 2,994 kcal/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,498 kcal/cap/d, in 2010.
That places Nepal 93rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
All food groups — Energy supply — Value in Nepal, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,498 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 2,536 kcal/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2,587 kcal/cap/d | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2,616 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2,653 kcal/cap/d | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2,685 kcal/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 2,790 kcal/cap/d | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 2,843 kcal/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2,850 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,883 kcal/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2,938 kcal/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 2,994 kcal/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 2,972 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,920 kcal/cap/d | -1.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 2,920 kcal/cap/d is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,690 kcal/cap/d, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 2,920 kcal/cap/d is above the median for South Asia, which is 2,674 kcal/cap/d, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,694 kcal/cap/d | 2,498 kcal/cap/d | 2,883 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,956 kcal/cap/d | 2,920 kcal/cap/d | 2,994 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 90 Fiji 2,940 kcal/cap/d compare
- 91 China, Macao SAR 2,931 kcal/cap/d compare
- 92 Malaysia 2,927 kcal/cap/d compare
- 94 Mauritania 2,911 kcal/cap/d compare
- 94 Vanuatu 2,911 kcal/cap/d compare
- 96 Cameroon 2,901 kcal/cap/d compare
- 96 Seychelles 2,901 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 331.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.33 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all food groups — energy supply — value in Nepal?
- All food groups — energy supply — value in Nepal was 2,920 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,994 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest all food groups — energy supply — value recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,498 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Nepal rank for all food groups — energy supply — value?
- Nepal ranks 93rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all food groups — energy supply — value rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.