Pulses — Food supply in Canada
Canada: Pulses — Food supply was 7.19 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulses — Food supply in Canada, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses — food supply in Canada is 7.19 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 90.5% on the previous year and down 89.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food supply in Canada peaked at 121.38 kcal/cap/d in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.19 kcal/cap/d, in 2023.
Canada ranks 150th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Food supply in Canada, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 60.97 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 69.48 kcal/cap/d | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 70.05 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 69.65 kcal/cap/d | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 65.01 kcal/cap/d | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 47.33 kcal/cap/d | -27.2% |
| 2016 | 102.92 kcal/cap/d | +117.5% |
| 2017 | 121.38 kcal/cap/d | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 101 kcal/cap/d | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 89.13 kcal/cap/d | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 69.08 kcal/cap/d | -22.5% |
| 2021 | 69.17 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.92 kcal/cap/d | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 7.19 kcal/cap/d | -90.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.69 kcal/cap/d | 47.33 kcal/cap/d | 121.38 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.34 kcal/cap/d | 7.19 kcal/cap/d | 75.92 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses — food supply in Canada?
- Pulses — food supply in Canada was 7.19 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food supply recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 121.38 kcal/cap/d in 2017.
- What is the lowest pulses — food supply recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.19 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for pulses — food supply?
- Canada ranks 150th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food supply rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.7%. 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 Pulses — 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.