Plantains — Food supply in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Plantains — Food supply was 187.28 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Plantains — Food supply in Dominican Republic, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, plantains — food supply in Dominican Republic stood at 187.28 kcal/cap/d. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains — food supply in Dominican Republic peaked at 187.28 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.62 kcal/cap/d, in 2010.
Dominican Republic ranks 6th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Plantains — Food supply in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 84.62 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 140.94 kcal/cap/d | +66.6% |
| 2012 | 148.95 kcal/cap/d | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 160.96 kcal/cap/d | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 175.79 kcal/cap/d | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 113.56 kcal/cap/d | -35.4% |
| 2016 | 168.42 kcal/cap/d | +48.3% |
| 2017 | 139.8 kcal/cap/d | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 139.08 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 172.84 kcal/cap/d | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 174.25 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 178.15 kcal/cap/d | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 183.33 kcal/cap/d | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 187.28 kcal/cap/d | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 144.5 kcal/cap/d | 84.62 kcal/cap/d | 175.79 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 180.75 kcal/cap/d | 174.25 kcal/cap/d | 187.28 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 3 Ghana 246.17 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Gabon 222.73 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54.75 kcal/cap/d compare
- 5 Guyana 189.78 kcal/cap/d compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 38.25 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 Rwanda 141.07 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 14.16 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 Cuba 127.38 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 Polynesia 7.36 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Micronesia (Federated States of) 5.12 kcal/cap/d compare
- 9 Cameroon 111.58 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains — food supply in Dominican Republic?
- Plantains — food supply in Dominican Republic was 187.28 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains — food supply recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 187.28 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest plantains — food supply recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.62 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for plantains — food supply?
- Dominican Republic ranks 6th out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is plantains — food supply rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains — 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.