Starchy Roots — Food supply in Kiribati
Kiribati: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 1,706 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Kiribati, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starchy roots — food supply in Kiribati is 1,706 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Kiribati peaked at 1,790 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,422 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Kiribati 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,422 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 1,471 million Kcal | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1,476 million Kcal | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,485 million Kcal | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,545 million Kcal | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1,490 million Kcal | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 1,546 million Kcal | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,623 million Kcal | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1,506 million Kcal | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 1,552 million Kcal | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1,503 million Kcal | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1,790 million Kcal | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 1,683 million Kcal | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 1,706 million Kcal | +1.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 1,706 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 827,551 million Kcal, 0% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 1,706 million Kcal is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 181,197 million Kcal, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,512 million Kcal | 1,422 million Kcal | 1,623 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,671 million Kcal | 1,503 million Kcal | 1,790 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 186 Seychelles 3,236 million Kcal compare
- 187 Grenada 2,089 million Kcal compare
- 188 Antigua and Barbuda 1,964 million Kcal compare
- 190 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,336 million Kcal compare
- 191 Tuvalu 191.11 million Kcal compare
- 192 Marshall Islands 164.89 million Kcal compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 590.95 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starchy roots — food supply in Kiribati?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Kiribati was 1,706 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1,790 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,422 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Kiribati rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Kiribati ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal). 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.