Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Australia
Australia: Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of was 3,562 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Australia, 2001–2023
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 Australia is 3,562 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Australia peaked at 3,562 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,113 kcal/cap/d, in 2001.
Australia ranks 14th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Australia, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,113 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2002 | 3,146 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 3,175 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 3,227 kcal/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 3,278 kcal/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3,329 kcal/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3,381 kcal/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 3,432 kcal/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 3,483 kcal/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3,515 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 3,496 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 3,544 kcal/cap/d | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3,527 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3,515 kcal/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3,500 kcal/cap/d | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3,517 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3,473 kcal/cap/d | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3,450 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3,485 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3,468 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3,474 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,540 kcal/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3,562 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3,562 kcal/cap/d is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,393 kcal/cap/d, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Australia's 3,562 kcal/cap/d is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,983 kcal/cap/d, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,285 kcal/cap/d | 3,113 kcal/cap/d | 3,483 kcal/cap/d | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,502 kcal/cap/d | 3,450 kcal/cap/d | 3,544 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,511 kcal/cap/d | 3,468 kcal/cap/d | 3,562 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,340 kcal/cap/d compare
- 11 Saudi Arabia 3,660 kcal/cap/d compare
- 12 Romania 3,649 kcal/cap/d compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 2,277 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Canada 3,590 kcal/cap/d compare
- 13 Melanesia 2,272 kcal/cap/d compare
- 15 Portugal 3,553 kcal/cap/d compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 2,213 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,077 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Hungary 3,549 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,981 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Germany 3,535 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Australia?
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Australia was 3,562 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,562 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,113 kcal/cap/d in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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) — 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.