Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Western Asia and Northern Africa
Western Asia and Northern Africa: Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of was 3,019 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Western Asia and Northern Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Western Asia and Northern Africa is 3,019 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Western Asia and Northern Africa peaked at 3,052 kcal/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,741 kcal/cap/d, in 2000.
Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 20th of 37 groups 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 Western Asia and Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,741 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 2,757 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2,774 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2,801 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2,845 kcal/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2,893 kcal/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 2,940 kcal/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 2,980 kcal/cap/d | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 3,018 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 3,040 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 3,052 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3,050 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,047 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3,040 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 3,030 kcal/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3,023 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3,025 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,036 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 3,046 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3,048 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3,047 kcal/cap/d | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,037 kcal/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 3,031 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 3,019 kcal/cap/d | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,879 kcal/cap/d | 2,741 kcal/cap/d | 3,040 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,040 kcal/cap/d | 3,023 kcal/cap/d | 3,052 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,034 kcal/cap/d | 3,019 kcal/cap/d | 3,047 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia and Northern Africa
- 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
- 19 France 3,524 kcal/cap/d compare
- 20 Luxembourg 3,521 kcal/cap/d compare
- 21 Croatia 3,508 kcal/cap/d compare
- 22 China, mainland 3,504 kcal/cap/d compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 2,943 kcal/cap/d compare
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,501 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia and Northern Africa
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,365 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,828 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 25 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 18.1 % (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 31.6 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 7.4 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 23,360 Int$/cap (2024)
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 91 % (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 119 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,028 kcal/cap/d (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Western Asia and Northern Africa was 3,019 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 Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,052 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,741 kcal/cap/d in 2000.
- How does Western Asia and Northern Africa rank for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of?
- Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 20th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of rising or falling in Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia and Northern Africa 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.