Starchy Roots — Food supply in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 120.8 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Starchy Roots — Food supply in United Kingdom, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — food supply in United Kingdom stood at 120.8 kcal/cap/d. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in United Kingdom peaked at 180.8 kcal/cap/d in 2013 and was at its lowest, 120.8 kcal/cap/d, in 2023.
That places United Kingdom 70th out of 194 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.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 172.94 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 175.53 kcal/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 176.78 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 180.8 kcal/cap/d | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 172.17 kcal/cap/d | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 166.17 kcal/cap/d | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 162.8 kcal/cap/d | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 177.37 kcal/cap/d | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 151.12 kcal/cap/d | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 125.32 kcal/cap/d | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 133.57 kcal/cap/d | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 124.5 kcal/cap/d | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 123.37 kcal/cap/d | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 120.8 kcal/cap/d | -2.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 120.8 kcal/cap/d is above the median for high income countries, which is 88.94 kcal/cap/d, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 120.8 kcal/cap/d is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102.3 kcal/cap/d, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 166.1 kcal/cap/d | 125.32 kcal/cap/d | 180.8 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.56 kcal/cap/d | 120.8 kcal/cap/d | 133.57 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1668 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starchy roots — food supply in United Kingdom?
- Starchy roots — food supply in United Kingdom was 120.8 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 180.8 kcal/cap/d in 2013.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 120.8 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- United Kingdom ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.