Dates — Food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Dates — Food supply was 3.3 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.3 kcal/cap/d
Change on year
down 19.7%
Rank
4th
of 18 regions
All-time high
4.15 kcal/cap/d
in 2021
All-time low
1.13 kcal/cap/d
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Dates — Food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2010–2023

12342010201620232010: 1.1 kcal/cap/d2011: 1.2 kcal/cap/d2012: 3.5 kcal/cap/d2013: 3.5 kcal/cap/d2014: 3.8 kcal/cap/d2015: 3.6 kcal/cap/d2016: 3.6 kcal/cap/d2017: 3.6 kcal/cap/d2018: 3.4 kcal/cap/d2019: 3.6 kcal/cap/d2020: 4 kcal/cap/d2021: 4.2 kcal/cap/d2022: 4.1 kcal/cap/d2023: 3.3 kcal/cap/d

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.

Analysis

The most recent figure for dates — food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 3.3 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dates — food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 4.15 kcal/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.13 kcal/cap/d, in 2010.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Dates — Food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Dates — Food supply (kcal/capita/day) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2010 to 2023.
Year kcal/cap/d Change
2010 1.13 kcal/cap/d
2011 1.18 kcal/cap/d +4.4%
2012 3.52 kcal/cap/d +198.3%
2013 3.46 kcal/cap/d -1.7%
2014 3.8 kcal/cap/d +9.8%
2015 3.56 kcal/cap/d -6.3%
2016 3.62 kcal/cap/d +1.7%
2017 3.58 kcal/cap/d -1.1%
2018 3.38 kcal/cap/d -5.6%
2019 3.65 kcal/cap/d +8.0%
2020 4 kcal/cap/d +9.6%
2021 4.15 kcal/cap/d +3.8%
2022 4.11 kcal/cap/d -1.0%
2023 3.3 kcal/cap/d -19.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.09 kcal/cap/d 1.13 kcal/cap/d 3.8 kcal/cap/d 10
2020s 3.89 kcal/cap/d 3.3 kcal/cap/d 4.15 kcal/cap/d 4

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 1 Oman 320.11 kcal/cap/d compare
  2. 2 Saudi Arabia 282.98 kcal/cap/d compare
  3. 3 Kuwait 144.56 kcal/cap/d compare
  4. 4 Algeria 128.67 kcal/cap/d compare
  5. 5 Libya 80.07 kcal/cap/d compare
  6. 6 Egypt 79.36 kcal/cap/d compare
  7. 7 Qatar 72.84 kcal/cap/d compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dates — food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Dates — food supply in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 3.3 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest dates — food supply recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 4.15 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
What is the lowest dates — food supply recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.13 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for dates — food supply?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th out of 18 regions with data for 2023.
Is dates — food supply rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Dates — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dates — Food supply (kcal/capita/day)
Unit
kcal/cap/d
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
210 places, 2,810 data points, 2010–2023
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A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet 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 caput 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. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.