Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value by country
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...
Countries reporting
198
Highest
2,641 kcal/cap/d
Qatar
Lowest
2,132 kcal/cap/d
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Median
2,395 kcal/cap/d
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
6,185
What the numbers show
Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 2,641 kcal/cap/d in Qatar; the lowest is 2,132 kcal/cap/d in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,395 kcal/cap/d, and the mean is 2,387 kcal/cap/d.
Over the past decade 162 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Syrian Arab Republic (up 6.0%), and the largest decrease in Uzbekistan (down 2.1%).
Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 2,641 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 2,617 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,580 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 2,569 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Finland | 2,568 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 6 | Norway | 2,563 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 7 | Iceland | 2,560 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 8 | Malta | 2,559 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 9 | Estonia | 2,555 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Switzerland | 2,553 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 11 | Belgium | 2,549 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 12 | Denmark | 2,548 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Sweden | 2,547 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 14 | Czechia | 2,537 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Kuwait | 2,537 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 16 | Bahrain | 2,534 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 16 | Slovakia | 2,534 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 18 | Italy | 2,533 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 19 | Cyprus | 2,531 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 20 | Austria | 2,529 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 21 | Hungary | 2,528 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Germany | 2,527 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Greece | 2,525 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 24 | Jamaica | 2,519 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 25 | Saint Lucia | 2,518 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 26 | Bermuda | 2,517 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 26 | Puerto Rico | 2,517 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 28 | Spain | 2,516 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 28 | Poland | 2,516 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 30 | Ukraine | 2,510 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 31 | France | 2,509 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 32 | Canada | 2,508 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 33 | Ireland | 2,507 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 34 | Bahamas | 2,500 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 34 | New Zealand | 2,500 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 34 | Slovenia | 2,500 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,500 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 38 | Grenada | 2,498 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 39 | Australia | 2,496 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Australia and New Zealand | 2,496 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,495 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 41 | Singapore | 2,495 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 43 | Maldives | 2,494 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 44 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,492 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 45 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2,491 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 45 | Romania | 2,491 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 47 | Croatia | 2,490 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 2,488 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 48 | Portugal | 2,488 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 2,486 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 51 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,482 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 52 | Albania | 2,479 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 52 | Lithuania | 2,479 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 52 | Serbia | 2,479 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 55 | Barbados | 2,478 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 56 | Oman | 2,477 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 56 | Republic of Korea | 2,477 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 56 | Russian Federation | 2,477 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 59 | Belarus | 2,476 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 59 | French Polynesia | 2,476 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 61 | Chile | 2,473 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 2,473 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 63 | Argentina | 2,472 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 63 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,472 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 65 | China, mainland | 2,471 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 66 | China | 2,470 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 67 | Montenegro | 2,468 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 2,466 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 69 | Mauritius | 2,463 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 70 | Latvia | 2,462 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Georgia | 2,460 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 71 | Seychelles | 2,460 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 73 | Thailand | 2,459 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 74 | Uruguay | 2,454 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 74 | Cabo Verde | 2,454 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 76 | Brazil | 2,453 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,453 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 78 | Republic of Moldova | 2,451 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 79 | Cuba | 2,448 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Armenia | 2,447 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 81 | China, Macao SAR | 2,446 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 2,445 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 83 | Dominica | 2,444 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 84 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2,437 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 85 | Türkiye | 2,435 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 85 | Brunei Darussalam | 2,435 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 87 | Japan | 2,429 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 87 | Malaysia | 2,429 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 89 | Caribbean | 2,426 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 90 | Libya | 2,411 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 91 | Polynesia | 2,410 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 92 | Djibouti | 2,408 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 92 | Mexico | 2,408 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 94 | Bhutan | 2,407 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 95 | Morocco | 2,406 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 2,404 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 96 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,404 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 98 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2,403 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 99 | Fiji | 2,395 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 99 | Suriname | 2,395 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 101 | Lebanon | 2,389 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 102 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,386 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 103 | Jordan | 2,380 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 104 | Colombia | 2,378 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 105 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2,377 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 106 | Egypt | 2,373 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 106 | Haiti | 2,373 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 108 | Tonga | 2,372 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 109 | Paraguay | 2,371 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 109 | Tunisia | 2,371 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 111 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,366 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 112 | Botswana | 2,364 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 2,353 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 114 | Samoa | 2,352 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,351 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 116 | Ecuador | 2,343 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 117 | India | 2,342 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 118 | Eswatini | 2,341 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 119 | Kenya | 2,340 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 120 | Peru | 2,336 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 120 | Uzbekistan | 2,336 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 122 | New Caledonia | 2,335 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 122 | Senegal | 2,335 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 124 | Panama | 2,333 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 125 | Myanmar | 2,331 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 126 | Mongolia | 2,329 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 127 | Belize | 2,328 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 128 | El Salvador | 2,326 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 129 | Sri Lanka | 2,324 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 130 | Ghana | 2,323 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 130 | Indonesia | 2,323 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 132 | Algeria | 2,319 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 133 | Gabon | 2,318 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 133 | Guyana | 2,318 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 133 | Iraq | 2,318 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 136 | Israel | 2,316 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 136 | Namibia | 2,316 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 138 | Kiribati | 2,313 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 139 | Gambia | 2,312 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 140 | Lesotho | 2,311 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 140 | Nicaragua | 2,311 kcal/cap/d | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 140 | Turkmenistan | 2,311 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 143 | Viet Nam | 2,307 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 144 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,304 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 145 | Honduras | 2,303 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 146 | Philippines | 2,302 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,302 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 148 | Burkina Faso | 2,296 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 149 | Tokelau | 2,295 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 2,292 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 151 | Cambodia | 2,289 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 151 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2,289 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 153 | Bangladesh | 2,286 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 154 | Micronesia | 2,285 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 155 | Nepal | 2,283 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,277 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 157 | South Sudan | 2,276 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 157 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,276 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 159 | Sierra Leone | 2,272 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 159 | Zimbabwe | 2,272 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 161 | Cameroon | 2,269 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 162 | Comoros | 2,268 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 163 | Eritrea | 2,266 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 164 | Congo | 2,263 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 165 | Melanesia | 2,260 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 166 | Rwanda | 2,253 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 166 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 2,253 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 168 | Mauritania | 2,252 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 169 | Nigeria | 2,251 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 169 | Papua New Guinea | 2,251 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 169 | Togo | 2,251 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 172 | Timor-Leste | 2,250 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 173 | Pakistan | 2,249 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 174 | Palestine | 2,247 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 175 | Ethiopia | 2,246 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 176 | Guinea | 2,242 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 176 | Liberia | 2,242 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 178 | Guatemala | 2,239 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 179 | Benin | 2,237 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 180 | Tuvalu | 2,236 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 181 | Solomon Islands | 2,233 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 182 | Zambia | 2,232 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 183 | Sudan | 2,226 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 183 | Uganda | 2,226 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 185 | Mali | 2,224 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 185 | Malawi | 2,224 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 187 | Chad | 2,203 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 187 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,203 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 189 | Madagascar | 2,198 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 190 | Somalia | 2,192 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 191 | Niger | 2,191 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 192 | Vanuatu | 2,187 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 193 | Yemen | 2,172 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 194 | Burundi | 2,169 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 195 | Mozambique | 2,163 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 196 | Angola | 2,162 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 197 | Afghanistan | 2,148 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 198 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,132 kcal/cap/d | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 2,570 kcal/cap/d
- Northern America 2,563 kcal/cap/d
- Western Europe 2,529 kcal/cap/d
- Northern America and Europe 2,528 kcal/cap/d
- Southern Europe 2,517 kcal/cap/d
- Northern Europe 2,514 kcal/cap/d
- High-income economies 2,513 kcal/cap/d
- Europe 2,510 kcal/cap/d
- Eastern Europe 2,492 kcal/cap/d
- Eastern Asia 2,466 kcal/cap/d
- Upper-middle-income economies 2,432 kcal/cap/d
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 2,428 kcal/cap/d
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.