Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply was 268.36 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply in United Arab Emirates, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar & sweeteners — food supply in United Arab Emirates stood at 268.36 kcal/cap/d.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar & sweeteners — food supply in United Arab Emirates peaked at 446.34 kcal/cap/d in 2012 and was at its lowest, 134.52 kcal/cap/d, in 2020.
United Arab Emirates ranks 100th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 445.66 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 432.87 kcal/cap/d | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 446.34 kcal/cap/d | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 434.21 kcal/cap/d | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 414.11 kcal/cap/d | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 403.58 kcal/cap/d | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 392.21 kcal/cap/d | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 425.75 kcal/cap/d | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 369.12 kcal/cap/d | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 375.23 kcal/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 134.52 kcal/cap/d | -64.1% |
| 2021 | 140.33 kcal/cap/d | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 250.84 kcal/cap/d | +78.8% |
| 2023 | 268.36 kcal/cap/d | +7.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 268.36 kcal/cap/d is below the median for high income countries, which is 359.9 kcal/cap/d, 75% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 268.36 kcal/cap/d is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 297.82 kcal/cap/d, 90% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar & Sweeteners — Food supply in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +78.8% | 140.33 kcal/cap/d | 250.84 kcal/cap/d |
| 2020 | -64.1% | 375.23 kcal/cap/d | 134.52 kcal/cap/d |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 413.91 kcal/cap/d | 369.12 kcal/cap/d | 446.34 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 198.51 kcal/cap/d | 134.52 kcal/cap/d | 268.36 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 97 South Africa 273.96 kcal/cap/d compare
- 98 Tunisia 272.66 kcal/cap/d compare
- 99 Philippines 269.05 kcal/cap/d compare
- 101 Albania 262.97 kcal/cap/d compare
- 102 Kazakhstan 262.02 kcal/cap/d compare
- 103 Maldives 260.24 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for United Arab Emirates
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1404 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar & sweeteners — food supply in United Arab Emirates?
- Sugar & sweeteners — food supply in United Arab Emirates was 268.36 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar & sweeteners — food supply recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 446.34 kcal/cap/d in 2012.
- What is the lowest sugar & sweeteners — food supply recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 134.52 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for sugar & sweeteners — food supply?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 100th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar & sweeteners — food supply rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar & Sweeteners — 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.