Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in India
India: Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of was 2,705 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in India, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
India recorded 2,705 kcal/cap/d for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in India peaked at 2,705 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,231 kcal/cap/d, in 2003.
India ranks 110th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in India, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,298 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 2,265 kcal/cap/d | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 2,238 kcal/cap/d | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2,231 kcal/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2,246 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,291 kcal/cap/d | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2,339 kcal/cap/d | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2,362 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,364 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,369 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,373 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,405 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2,429 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2,418 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,426 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,444 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,499 kcal/cap/d | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2,518 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2,529 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,547 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2,574 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2,613 kcal/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2,664 kcal/cap/d | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2,705 kcal/cap/d | +1.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2,705 kcal/cap/d is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,717 kcal/cap/d, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,300 kcal/cap/d | 2,231 kcal/cap/d | 2,369 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,459 kcal/cap/d | 2,373 kcal/cap/d | 2,547 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,639 kcal/cap/d | 2,574 kcal/cap/d | 2,705 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in India?
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in India was 2,705 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2,705 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,231 kcal/cap/d in 2003.
- How does India rank for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of?
- India ranks 110th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of undernourishment (kcal/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.