Starchy Roots — Food supply in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 53.34 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Tuvalu, 2019–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starchy roots — food supply in Tuvalu is 53.34 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 16.6% over five years.
That places Tuvalu 130th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 45.76 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2020 | 51.37 kcal/cap/d | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 49.35 kcal/cap/d | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 56.23 kcal/cap/d | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 53.34 kcal/cap/d | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.76 kcal/cap/d | 45.76 kcal/cap/d | 45.76 kcal/cap/d | 1 |
| 2020s | 52.57 kcal/cap/d | 49.35 kcal/cap/d | 56.23 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 127 Montenegro 56.38 kcal/cap/d compare
- 128 China, Macao SAR 56.27 kcal/cap/d compare
- 129 Saudi Arabia 56.08 kcal/cap/d compare
- 131 Cyprus 53.27 kcal/cap/d compare
- 132 Tunisia 53.25 kcal/cap/d compare
- 133 Pakistan 51.9 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tuvalu
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 534.44 current US$ per person (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -17.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1594 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3456 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2008)
- Rural population 34.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 15.9% (2015)
- Rural population growth -3.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starchy roots — food supply in Tuvalu?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Tuvalu was 53.34 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 56.23 kcal/cap/d in 2022.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.76 kcal/cap/d in 2019.
- How does Tuvalu rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Tuvalu ranks 130th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Starchy Roots — 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.