Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in United States of America
United States of America: Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value was 13 kcal/cap/d in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in United States of America, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 13 kcal/cap/d for per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in United States of America peaked at 62 kcal/cap/d in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8 kcal/cap/d, in 2018.
That places United States of America 21st out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2002 | 25 kcal/cap/d | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 31 kcal/cap/d | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 32 kcal/cap/d | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 33 kcal/cap/d | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 41 kcal/cap/d | +24.2% |
| 2007 | 21 kcal/cap/d | -48.8% |
| 2008 | 25 kcal/cap/d | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 43 kcal/cap/d | +72.0% |
| 2010 | 62 kcal/cap/d | +44.2% |
| 2011 | 46 kcal/cap/d | -25.8% |
| 2012 | 35 kcal/cap/d | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 35 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37 kcal/cap/d | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 17 kcal/cap/d | -54.1% |
| 2016 | 15 kcal/cap/d | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 11 kcal/cap/d | -26.7% |
| 2018 | 8 kcal/cap/d | -27.3% |
| 2019 | 12 kcal/cap/d | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 14 kcal/cap/d | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 13 kcal/cap/d | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 12 kcal/cap/d | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 15 kcal/cap/d | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 13 kcal/cap/d | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.33 kcal/cap/d | 21 kcal/cap/d | 43 kcal/cap/d | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.8 kcal/cap/d | 8 kcal/cap/d | 62 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4 kcal/cap/d | 12 kcal/cap/d | 15 kcal/cap/d | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in United States of America?
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in United States of America was 13 kcal/cap/d in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 62 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- What is the lowest per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 kcal/cap/d in 2018.
- How does United States of America rank for per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- United States of America ranks 21st out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Per capita food supply variability (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.