Miscellaneous — Food supply in Canada
Canada: Miscellaneous — Food supply was 17.92 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Canada, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Canada recorded 17.92 kcal/cap/d for miscellaneous — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, miscellaneous — food supply in Canada peaked at 25.9 kcal/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.6 kcal/cap/d, in 2022.
That places Canada 58th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Canada, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22.65 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 22.67 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 22.68 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.69 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.71 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 22.73 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 22.7 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 22.64 kcal/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.55 kcal/cap/d | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 22.46 kcal/cap/d | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 25.9 kcal/cap/d | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 19.93 kcal/cap/d | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 17.6 kcal/cap/d | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 17.92 kcal/cap/d | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.65 kcal/cap/d | 22.46 kcal/cap/d | 22.73 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.34 kcal/cap/d | 17.6 kcal/cap/d | 25.9 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.93 (2022)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.93 (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is miscellaneous — food supply in Canada?
- Miscellaneous — food supply in Canada was 17.92 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
- What is the lowest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6 kcal/cap/d in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for miscellaneous — food supply?
- Canada ranks 58th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is miscellaneous — food supply rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Miscellaneous — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.