🍽️ Daily calorie supply by country

Name: Daily calorie supply by country
Creator: Geopolitix

167 countries ranked · Our World in Data · 2009–2023

Which country eats the most calories a day?

The highest daily calorie supply in the world: 1. United States (3,947 kcal), 2. Belgium (3,921 kcal), 3. Ireland (3,921 kcal).

The middle of the table sits at 2,938 kcal (Fiji, no. 84 of 167), which is the figure to measure the top against.

The top 10

🇺🇸United States 3,947 kcal
🇧🇪Belgium 3,921 kcal
🇮🇪Ireland 3,921 kcal
🇹🇷Turkey 3,892 kcal
🇷🇸Serbia 3,879 kcal
🇦🇹Austria 3,756 kcal
🇮🇱Israel 3,754 kcal
🇮🇹Italy 3,753 kcal
🇩🇰Denmark 3,734 kcal
🇵🇱Poland 3,730 kcal

Which country has the fewest calories a day?

The lowest daily calorie supply in this table, from the very last row upwards: Burundi (1,698 kcal), then Yemen (1,811 kcal) and Somalia (1,812 kcal).

The bottom 10

167th 🇧🇮Burundi 1,698 kcal
166th 🇾🇪Yemen 1,811 kcal
165th 🇸🇴Somalia 1,812 kcal
164th 🇱🇸Lesotho 1,873 kcal
163rd 🇭🇹Haiti 1,959 kcal
162nd 🇲🇬Madagascar 1,978 kcal
161st 🇰🇵North Korea 1,981 kcal
160th 🇨🇩DR Congo 2,015 kcal
159th 🇹🇩Chad 2,097 kcal
158th 🇱🇷Liberia 2,135 kcal

The same ranking, as a map

Hover or tap any country for its value. Tap a legend colour to isolate a band.

Daily calories, 167 countries, shaded by rank. Source: Our World in Data · data 2009–2023. Projection: Equal Earth, so every country's area is honestly proportioned.

Highest and lowest by region

The same table split by continent. Each row gives how many countries on that continent are ranked, and the extremes at both ends of it, which is the comparison a world table ordered by rank hides: a continent's floor is often above another's ceiling. Continents with fewer than three ranked countries are left out, so the counts need not add up to the whole table.

Region	Ranked	Highest	Lowest
Europe	40	🇧🇪Belgium 3,921 kcal	🇲🇩Moldova 2,504 kcal
Asia	45	🇮🇱Israel 3,754 kcal	🇾🇪Yemen 1,811 kcal
Africa	49	🇹🇳Tunisia 3,432 kcal	🇧🇮Burundi 1,698 kcal
North America	16	🇺🇸United States 3,947 kcal	🇭🇹Haiti 1,959 kcal
South America	12	🇧🇷Brazil 3,423 kcal	🇧🇴Bolivia 2,374 kcal
Oceania	5	🇦🇺Australia 3,562 kcal	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 2,177 kcal

The full ranking of all 167 countries

Daily calories · 2009–2023
#	Country	Daily calories
1	🇺🇸United States	3,947 kcal
2	🇧🇪Belgium	3,921 kcal
3	🇮🇪Ireland	3,921 kcal
4	🇹🇷Turkey	3,892 kcal
5	🇷🇸Serbia	3,879 kcal
6	🇦🇹Austria	3,756 kcal
7	🇮🇱Israel	3,754 kcal
8	🇮🇹Italy	3,753 kcal
9	🇩🇰Denmark	3,734 kcal
10	🇵🇱Poland	3,730 kcal
11	🇮🇸Iceland	3,681 kcal
12	🇲🇪Montenegro	3,669 kcal
13	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	3,660 kcal
14	🇷🇴Romania	3,649 kcal
15	🇨🇦Canada	3,590 kcal
16	🇦🇺Australia	3,562 kcal
17	🇵🇹Portugal	3,553 kcal
18	🇭🇺Hungary	3,549 kcal
19	🇩🇪Germany	3,535 kcal
20	🇷🇺Russia	3,528 kcal
21	🇨🇳China	3,527 kcal
22	🇱🇺Luxembourg	3,522 kcal
23	🇫🇷France	3,490 kcal
24	🇲🇰North Macedonia	3,476 kcal
25	🇳🇴Norway	3,476 kcal
26	🇳🇱Netherlands	3,467 kcal
27	🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,458 kcal
28	🇭🇷Croatia	3,448 kcal
29	🇬🇧United Kingdom	3,435 kcal
30	🇹🇳Tunisia	3,432 kcal
31	🇰🇷South Korea	3,430 kcal
32	🇧🇭Bahrain	3,423 kcal
33	🇧🇷Brazil	3,423 kcal
34	🇲🇹Malta	3,407 kcal
35	🇨🇭Switzerland	3,402 kcal
36	🇩🇿Algeria	3,396 kcal
37	🇧🇾Belarus	3,396 kcal
38	🇨🇺Cuba	3,385 kcal
39	🇨🇿Czechia	3,384 kcal
40	🇬🇷Greece	3,382 kcal
41	🇪🇸Spain	3,377 kcal
42	🇸🇪Sweden	3,367 kcal
43	🇦🇷Argentina	3,360 kcal
44	🇲🇦Morocco	3,354 kcal
45	🇱🇹Lithuania	3,347 kcal
46	🇫🇮Finland	3,346 kcal
47	🇱🇻Latvia	3,342 kcal
48	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	3,339 kcal
49	🇺🇾Uruguay	3,323 kcal
50	🇬🇾Guyana	3,318 kcal
51	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	3,313 kcal
52	🇲🇽Mexico	3,305 kcal
53	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	3,297 kcal
54	🇪🇪Estonia	3,287 kcal
55	🇲🇺Mauritius	3,256 kcal
56	🇶🇦Qatar	3,251 kcal
57	🇦🇱Albania	3,238 kcal
58	🇸🇮Slovenia	3,200 kcal
59	🇱🇦Laos	3,188 kcal
60	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	3,136 kcal
61	🇰🇼Kuwait	3,136 kcal
62	🇦🇲Armenia	3,129 kcal
63	🇨🇴Colombia	3,126 kcal
64	🇬🇭Ghana	3,125 kcal
65	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	3,125 kcal
66	🇳🇿New Zealand	3,122 kcal
67	🇧🇧Barbados	3,118 kcal
68	🇧🇹Bhutan	3,107 kcal
69	🇵🇦Panama	3,105 kcal
70	🇪🇬Egypt	3,094 kcal
71	🇻🇳Vietnam	3,086 kcal
72	🇵🇾Paraguay	3,067 kcal
73	🇨🇷Costa Rica	3,061 kcal
74	🇨🇱Chile	3,057 kcal
75	🇲🇳Mongolia	3,031 kcal
76	🇧🇬Bulgaria	3,000 kcal
77	🇬🇪Georgia	3,000 kcal
78	🇵🇭Philippines	2,983 kcal
79	🇴🇲Oman	2,981 kcal
80	🇸🇰Slovakia	2,980 kcal
81	🇧🇳Brunei	2,960 kcal
82	🇹🇼Taiwan	2,958 kcal
83	🇬🇳Guinea	2,948 kcal
84	🇫🇯Fiji	2,938 kcal
85	🇨🇮Ivory Coast	2,938 kcal
86	🇲🇾Malaysia	2,927 kcal
87	🇳🇵Nepal	2,920 kcal
88	🇲🇷Mauritania	2,909 kcal
89	🇻🇺Vanuatu	2,909 kcal
90	🇨🇲Cameroon	2,901 kcal
91	🇮🇩Indonesia	2,900 kcal
92	🇸🇻El Salvador	2,896 kcal
93	🇯🇲Jamaica	2,892 kcal
94	🇨🇾Cyprus	2,876 kcal
95	🇮🇷Iran	2,875 kcal
96	🇱🇾Libya	2,867 kcal
97	🇹🇭Thailand	2,855 kcal
98	🇸🇳Senegal	2,848 kcal
99	🇹🇬Togo	2,847 kcal
100	🇧🇿Belize	2,832 kcal
101	🇱🇧Lebanon	2,828 kcal
102	🇬🇹Guatemala	2,823 kcal
103	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	2,814 kcal
104	🇵🇪Peru	2,811 kcal
105	🇲🇲Myanmar	2,809 kcal
106	🇻🇪Venezuela	2,800 kcal
107	🇨🇻Cape Verde	2,794 kcal
108	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	2,791 kcal
109	🇺🇦Ukraine	2,786 kcal
110	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	2,763 kcal
111	🇳🇮Nicaragua	2,760 kcal
112	🇲🇱Mali	2,734 kcal
113	🇩🇯Djibouti	2,721 kcal
114	🇧🇼Botswana	2,714 kcal
115	🇹🇯Tajikistan	2,712 kcal
116	🇧🇯Benin	2,703 kcal
117	🇿🇦South Africa	2,694 kcal
118	🇬🇦Gabon	2,686 kcal
119	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	2,675 kcal
120	🇧🇸Bahamas	2,672 kcal
121	🇲🇻Maldives	2,671 kcal
122	🇯🇵Japan	2,670 kcal
123	🇮🇳India	2,669 kcal
124	🇳🇪Niger	2,654 kcal
125	🇰🇭Cambodia	2,643 kcal
126	🇭🇳Honduras	2,628 kcal
127	🇪🇨Ecuador	2,621 kcal
128	🇲🇼Malawi	2,618 kcal
129	🇧🇩Bangladesh	2,588 kcal
130	🇳🇦Namibia	2,581 kcal
131	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	2,560 kcal
132	🇪🇹Ethiopia	2,558 kcal
133	🇯🇴Jordan	2,556 kcal
134	🇸🇷Suriname	2,539 kcal
135	🇹🇿Tanzania	2,518 kcal
136	🇵🇰Pakistan	2,514 kcal
137	🇸🇩Sudan	2,513 kcal
138	🇲🇩Moldova	2,504 kcal
139	🇳🇬Nigeria	2,470 kcal
140	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	2,437 kcal
141	🇨🇫Central African Republic	2,419 kcal
142	🇷🇼Rwanda	2,405 kcal
143	🇬🇲Gambia	2,402 kcal
144	🇦🇴Angola	2,399 kcal
145	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	2,393 kcal
146	🇸🇸South Sudan	2,391 kcal
147	🇰🇲Comoros	2,390 kcal
148	🇺🇬Uganda	2,378 kcal
149	🇧🇴Bolivia	2,374 kcal
150	🇮🇶Iraq	2,371 kcal
151	🇦🇫Afghanistan	2,315 kcal
152	🇸🇾Syria	2,259 kcal
153	🇨🇬Congo	2,187 kcal
154	🇲🇿Mozambique	2,186 kcal
155	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	2,177 kcal
156	🇿🇲Zambia	2,170 kcal
157	🇰🇪Kenya	2,146 kcal
158	🇱🇷Liberia	2,135 kcal
159	🇹🇩Chad	2,097 kcal
160	🇨🇩DR Congo	2,015 kcal
161	🇰🇵North Korea	1,981 kcal
162	🇲🇬Madagascar	1,978 kcal
163	🇭🇹Haiti	1,959 kcal
164	🇱🇸Lesotho	1,873 kcal
165	🇸🇴Somalia	1,812 kcal
166	🇾🇪Yemen	1,811 kcal
167	🇧🇮Burundi	1,698 kcal

Source: Our World in Data · 2009–2023 · 167 countries ranked

Daily calorie supply by country for every country, A to Z

All 167 countries in alphabetical order, each with its figure and its position in the world ranking. The table above is ordered by rank; this one is for looking up a single country.

🇦🇫Afghanistan 2,315 kcal 151st of 167
🇦🇱Albania 3,238 kcal 57th of 167
🇩🇿Algeria 3,396 kcal 36th of 167
🇦🇴Angola 2,399 kcal 144th of 167
🇦🇷Argentina 3,360 kcal 43rd of 167
🇦🇲Armenia 3,129 kcal 62nd of 167
🇦🇺Australia 3,562 kcal 16th of 167
🇦🇹Austria 3,756 kcal 6th of 167
🇦🇿Azerbaijan 3,339 kcal 48th of 167
🇧🇸Bahamas 2,672 kcal 120th of 167
🇧🇭Bahrain 3,423 kcal 32nd of 167
🇧🇩Bangladesh 2,588 kcal 129th of 167
🇧🇧Barbados 3,118 kcal 67th of 167
🇧🇾Belarus 3,396 kcal 37th of 167
🇧🇪Belgium 3,921 kcal 2nd of 167
🇧🇿Belize 2,832 kcal 100th of 167
🇧🇯Benin 2,703 kcal 116th of 167
🇧🇹Bhutan 3,107 kcal 68th of 167
🇧🇴Bolivia 2,374 kcal 149th of 167
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,458 kcal 27th of 167
🇧🇼Botswana 2,714 kcal 114th of 167
🇧🇷Brazil 3,423 kcal 33rd of 167
🇧🇳Brunei 2,960 kcal 81st of 167
🇧🇬Bulgaria 3,000 kcal 76th of 167
🇧🇫Burkina Faso 2,791 kcal 108th of 167
🇧🇮Burundi 1,698 kcal 167th of 167
🇰🇭Cambodia 2,643 kcal 125th of 167
🇨🇲Cameroon 2,901 kcal 90th of 167
🇨🇦Canada 3,590 kcal 15th of 167
🇨🇻Cape Verde 2,794 kcal 107th of 167
🇨🇫Central African Republic 2,419 kcal 141st of 167
🇹🇩Chad 2,097 kcal 159th of 167
🇨🇱Chile 3,057 kcal 74th of 167
🇨🇳China 3,527 kcal 21st of 167
🇨🇴Colombia 3,126 kcal 63rd of 167
🇰🇲Comoros 2,390 kcal 147th of 167
🇨🇬Congo 2,187 kcal 153rd of 167
🇨🇷Costa Rica 3,061 kcal 73rd of 167
🇭🇷Croatia 3,448 kcal 28th of 167
🇨🇺Cuba 3,385 kcal 38th of 167
🇨🇾Cyprus 2,876 kcal 94th of 167
🇨🇿Czechia 3,384 kcal 39th of 167
🇩🇰Denmark 3,734 kcal 9th of 167
🇩🇯Djibouti 2,721 kcal 113th of 167
🇩🇴Dominican Republic 3,313 kcal 51st of 167
🇨🇩DR Congo 2,015 kcal 160th of 167
🇪🇨Ecuador 2,621 kcal 127th of 167
🇪🇬Egypt 3,094 kcal 70th of 167
🇸🇻El Salvador 2,896 kcal 92nd of 167
🇪🇪Estonia 3,287 kcal 54th of 167
🇪🇹Ethiopia 2,558 kcal 132nd of 167
🇫🇯Fiji 2,938 kcal 84th of 167
🇫🇮Finland 3,346 kcal 46th of 167
🇫🇷France 3,490 kcal 23rd of 167
🇬🇦Gabon 2,686 kcal 118th of 167
🇬🇲Gambia 2,402 kcal 143rd of 167
🇬🇪Georgia 3,000 kcal 77th of 167
🇩🇪Germany 3,535 kcal 19th of 167
🇬🇭Ghana 3,125 kcal 64th of 167
🇬🇷Greece 3,382 kcal 40th of 167
🇬🇹Guatemala 2,823 kcal 102nd of 167
🇬🇳Guinea 2,948 kcal 83rd of 167
🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau 2,560 kcal 131st of 167
🇬🇾Guyana 3,318 kcal 50th of 167
🇭🇹Haiti 1,959 kcal 163rd of 167
🇭🇳Honduras 2,628 kcal 126th of 167
🇭🇺Hungary 3,549 kcal 18th of 167
🇮🇸Iceland 3,681 kcal 11th of 167
🇮🇳India 2,669 kcal 123rd of 167
🇮🇩Indonesia 2,900 kcal 91st of 167
🇮🇷Iran 2,875 kcal 95th of 167
🇮🇶Iraq 2,371 kcal 150th of 167
🇮🇪Ireland 3,921 kcal 3rd of 167
🇮🇱Israel 3,754 kcal 7th of 167
🇮🇹Italy 3,753 kcal 8th of 167
🇨🇮Ivory Coast 2,938 kcal 85th of 167
🇯🇲Jamaica 2,892 kcal 93rd of 167
🇯🇵Japan 2,670 kcal 122nd of 167
🇯🇴Jordan 2,556 kcal 133rd of 167
🇰🇿Kazakhstan 3,136 kcal 60th of 167
🇰🇪Kenya 2,146 kcal 157th of 167
🇰🇼Kuwait 3,136 kcal 61st of 167
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan 2,763 kcal 110th of 167
🇱🇦Laos 3,188 kcal 59th of 167
🇱🇻Latvia 3,342 kcal 47th of 167
🇱🇧Lebanon 2,828 kcal 101st of 167
🇱🇸Lesotho 1,873 kcal 164th of 167
🇱🇷Liberia 2,135 kcal 158th of 167
🇱🇾Libya 2,867 kcal 96th of 167
🇱🇹Lithuania 3,347 kcal 45th of 167
🇱🇺Luxembourg 3,522 kcal 22nd of 167
🇲🇬Madagascar 1,978 kcal 162nd of 167
🇲🇼Malawi 2,618 kcal 128th of 167
🇲🇾Malaysia 2,927 kcal 86th of 167
🇲🇻Maldives 2,671 kcal 121st of 167
🇲🇱Mali 2,734 kcal 112th of 167
🇲🇹Malta 3,407 kcal 34th of 167
🇲🇷Mauritania 2,909 kcal 88th of 167
🇲🇺Mauritius 3,256 kcal 55th of 167
🇲🇽Mexico 3,305 kcal 52nd of 167
🇲🇩Moldova 2,504 kcal 138th of 167
🇲🇳Mongolia 3,031 kcal 75th of 167
🇲🇪Montenegro 3,669 kcal 12th of 167
🇲🇦Morocco 3,354 kcal 44th of 167
🇲🇿Mozambique 2,186 kcal 154th of 167
🇲🇲Myanmar 2,809 kcal 105th of 167
🇳🇦Namibia 2,581 kcal 130th of 167
🇳🇵Nepal 2,920 kcal 87th of 167
🇳🇱Netherlands 3,467 kcal 26th of 167
🇳🇿New Zealand 3,122 kcal 66th of 167
🇳🇮Nicaragua 2,760 kcal 111th of 167
🇳🇪Niger 2,654 kcal 124th of 167
🇳🇬Nigeria 2,470 kcal 139th of 167
🇰🇵North Korea 1,981 kcal 161st of 167
🇲🇰North Macedonia 3,476 kcal 24th of 167
🇳🇴Norway 3,476 kcal 25th of 167
🇴🇲Oman 2,981 kcal 79th of 167
🇵🇰Pakistan 2,514 kcal 136th of 167
🇵🇦Panama 3,105 kcal 69th of 167
🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 2,177 kcal 155th of 167
🇵🇾Paraguay 3,067 kcal 72nd of 167
🇵🇪Peru 2,811 kcal 104th of 167
🇵🇭Philippines 2,983 kcal 78th of 167
🇵🇱Poland 3,730 kcal 10th of 167
🇵🇹Portugal 3,553 kcal 17th of 167
🇶🇦Qatar 3,251 kcal 56th of 167
🇷🇴Romania 3,649 kcal 14th of 167
🇷🇺Russia 3,528 kcal 20th of 167
🇷🇼Rwanda 2,405 kcal 142nd of 167
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia 3,660 kcal 13th of 167
🇸🇳Senegal 2,848 kcal 98th of 167
🇷🇸Serbia 3,879 kcal 5th of 167
🇸🇱Sierra Leone 2,437 kcal 140th of 167
🇸🇰Slovakia 2,980 kcal 80th of 167
🇸🇮Slovenia 3,200 kcal 58th of 167
🇸🇴Somalia 1,812 kcal 165th of 167
🇿🇦South Africa 2,694 kcal 117th of 167
🇰🇷South Korea 3,430 kcal 31st of 167
🇸🇸South Sudan 2,391 kcal 146th of 167
🇪🇸Spain 3,377 kcal 41st of 167
🇱🇰Sri Lanka 2,675 kcal 119th of 167
🇸🇩Sudan 2,513 kcal 137th of 167
🇸🇷Suriname 2,539 kcal 134th of 167
🇸🇪Sweden 3,367 kcal 42nd of 167
🇨🇭Switzerland 3,402 kcal 35th of 167
🇸🇾Syria 2,259 kcal 152nd of 167
🇹🇼Taiwan 2,958 kcal 82nd of 167
🇹🇯Tajikistan 2,712 kcal 115th of 167
🇹🇿Tanzania 2,518 kcal 135th of 167
🇹🇭Thailand 2,855 kcal 97th of 167
🇹🇬Togo 2,847 kcal 99th of 167
🇹🇳Tunisia 3,432 kcal 30th of 167
🇹🇷Turkey 3,892 kcal 4th of 167
🇹🇲Turkmenistan 2,814 kcal 103rd of 167
🇺🇬Uganda 2,378 kcal 148th of 167
🇺🇦Ukraine 2,786 kcal 109th of 167
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 3,125 kcal 65th of 167
🇬🇧United Kingdom 3,435 kcal 29th of 167
🇺🇸United States 3,947 kcal 1st of 167
🇺🇾Uruguay 3,323 kcal 49th of 167
🇺🇿Uzbekistan 3,297 kcal 53rd of 167
🇻🇺Vanuatu 2,909 kcal 89th of 167
🇻🇪Venezuela 2,800 kcal 106th of 167
🇻🇳Vietnam 3,086 kcal 71st of 167
🇾🇪Yemen 1,811 kcal 166th of 167
🇿🇲Zambia 2,170 kcal 156th of 167
🇿🇼Zimbabwe 2,393 kcal 145th of 167

What this table covers

This table ranks the 167 countries that have a daily calorie supply figure in Our World in Data's data (2009–2023). Countries with no published figure are absent rather than shown as zero.

Frequently asked questions

Which country eats the most calories a day?

The highest daily calorie supply in the world: 1. United States (3,947 kcal), 2. Belgium (3,921 kcal), 3. Ireland (3,921 kcal).

Which country has the fewest calories a day?

The lowest daily calorie supply in this table, from the very last row upwards: Burundi (1,698 kcal), then Yemen (1,811 kcal) and Somalia (1,812 kcal).

Is this what people eat, or what is available to them?

What is available, and the distinction is the whole point of the number. This is food supply per person: everything a country's food system puts within reach, before anything is thrown away, left on the plate or fed to a pet. Actual intake is lower everywhere, and lower by a bigger margin in rich countries where more food is wasted. So the table is a fair comparison of food systems and a poor estimate of anybody's diet.

How many countries are in this ranking, and where does the data come from?

167 countries have a published figure for daily calorie supply, and all 167 are listed above. The source is Our World in Data (2009–2023), linked under the table, and the numbers are read from that dataset every time this page is rebuilt rather than typed in by hand.

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Yes. Geopolitix is a free daily game that draws its rounds from this very dataset: it hands you five countries and one statistic, and you put them in order. This table is one of the 33 it plays.

The short version

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