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 2,717 kcal/cap/d in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in India, 2001–2024
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 India is 2,717 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in India peaked at 2,717 kcal/cap/d in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,218 kcal/cap/d, in 2004.
India ranks 109th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,299 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2002 | 2,250 kcal/cap/d | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 2,246 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,218 kcal/cap/d | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2,230 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2,290 kcal/cap/d | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2,351 kcal/cap/d | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 2,374 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,360 kcal/cap/d | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,358 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,388 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2,374 kcal/cap/d | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,452 kcal/cap/d | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2,460 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,343 kcal/cap/d | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 2,474 kcal/cap/d | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 2,514 kcal/cap/d | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2,509 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,531 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2,546 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2,563 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2,612 kcal/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 2,663 kcal/cap/d | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 2,717 kcal/cap/d | +2.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2,717 kcal/cap/d is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,721 kcal/cap/d, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,291 kcal/cap/d | 2,218 kcal/cap/d | 2,374 kcal/cap/d | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,440 kcal/cap/d | 2,343 kcal/cap/d | 2,531 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,620 kcal/cap/d | 2,546 kcal/cap/d | 2,717 kcal/cap/d | 5 |
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 2,717 kcal/cap/d in 2024, 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 2,717 kcal/cap/d in 2024.
- What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,218 kcal/cap/d in 2004.
- How does India rank for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of?
- India ranks 109th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 10.4%. 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) — 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.