Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Nepal
Nepal: Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of was 2,935 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Nepal, 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 Nepal stood at 2,935 kcal/cap/d.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Nepal peaked at 2,966 kcal/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,207 kcal/cap/d, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 84th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,207 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 2,240 kcal/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 2,279 kcal/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 2,327 kcal/cap/d | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 2,344 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,364 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2,393 kcal/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2,447 kcal/cap/d | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2,490 kcal/cap/d | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2,523 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2,557 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2,595 kcal/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2,632 kcal/cap/d | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2,663 kcal/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2,720 kcal/cap/d | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2,783 kcal/cap/d | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2,838 kcal/cap/d | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2,869 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,892 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2,930 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2,959 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2,966 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,950 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2,935 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 2,935 kcal/cap/d is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,717 kcal/cap/d, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,361 kcal/cap/d | 2,207 kcal/cap/d | 2,523 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,748 kcal/cap/d | 2,557 kcal/cap/d | 2,930 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,952 kcal/cap/d | 2,935 kcal/cap/d | 2,966 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 81 China, Taiwan Province of 2,974 kcal/cap/d compare
- 82 Philippines 2,961 kcal/cap/d compare
- 83 Fiji 2,959 kcal/cap/d compare
- 85 El Salvador 2,925 kcal/cap/d compare
- 86 Jamaica 2,919 kcal/cap/d compare
- 87 Mauritania 2,918 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 dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Nepal?
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Nepal was 2,935 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,966 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,207 kcal/cap/d in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of?
- Nepal ranks 84th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 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.