Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of was 3,167 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 3,167 kcal/cap/d. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 3,167 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,828 kcal/cap/d, in 2000.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 15th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,828 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 2,850 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2,872 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2,901 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2,921 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,946 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2,973 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2,993 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3,008 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 3,020 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3,028 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3,036 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3,050 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3,059 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3,058 kcal/cap/d | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,052 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3,057 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,076 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3,092 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3,114 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,132 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3,145 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3,153 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3,167 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,931 kcal/cap/d | 2,828 kcal/cap/d | 3,020 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,062 kcal/cap/d | 3,028 kcal/cap/d | 3,114 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,149 kcal/cap/d | 3,132 kcal/cap/d | 3,167 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 12 Iceland 3,608 kcal/cap/d compare
- 12 Melanesia 2,264 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Hungary 3,598 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 2,258 kcal/cap/d compare
- 14 Portugal 3,596 kcal/cap/d compare
- 15 Germany 3,582 kcal/cap/d compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 2,230 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,069 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Russian Federation 3,578 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Canada 3,576 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2,022 kcal/cap/d compare
- 18 Australia 3,540 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 39,094 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 29,996 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 9,098 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 7.12 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 16.69 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 12.72 % (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,861 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,409 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 13 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 8.8 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Latin America and the Caribbean was 3,167 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 3,167 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,828 kcal/cap/d in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 15th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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.