Food consumption is the amount of food available for human consumption as estimated by Our World in Data. However, the actual food consumption may be lower than the quantity shown as food availability depends on the magnitude of wastage and losses of food in the household, for example during storage, in preparation and cooking, as plate-waste or quantities fed to domestic animals and pets, thrown or given away.

According to the FAO, the average minimum daily energy requirement is approximately per adult and a child. This data is presented in kilojoules, as most countries today use the SI unit kilojoules as their primary measurement for food energy intake, with the exception of the USA, Canada, and the UK, which use kilocalories or both.

RankCountryAverage daily caloric food supply per capita (n.b. includes food waste)Kilojoules (kJ)Year120182 20183 20184 20185 20186 20187 20188 20189 201810 201811 201812 201813 201814 201815 201816 201817 201818201819 201820 201821 201822 201823 201824 201825 201826 201827 201828 201829201830 201831 201832 201833 201833 201835201836 201837 201838 201839 201840 201841 201842 201843 201844201845 (China) 201846 201847 201848 201849 201850 201851 201852 201853 201854 201855 201856 201857 201858 201859 201860 201861201862201863 201864 201865 201866 201867 201868 201869 201870 201871 201872 201373 201874 201875 201876 201877 201878 201879 201880 201881 201882 201883 201884 201885 (France) 201786 201887 201888 201889 201890 201891 201892 201893 201894 201895 201896 201897 201898 201899 2018100 2018101 2018102 2018103 2018104 2018105 2018106 2018107 2018108 2018109 2018110 2018111 2018112 2018113 2018114 2018115 2018116 2018117 2018118 2018119 2018120 2018121 2018122 2018123 2018124 2018125 2018126 2018127 2018128 2018129 2018130 2018131 2018132 2018133 20181342018135 2018136 2018137 2018138 2018139 20181402018141 2018142 2018143 2018144 2018145 2018146 2018147 2018148 2018149 2018150 2018151 2018152 2018153 2018154 2018155 2018156 2018157 2018158 2018159 2018160 2018161 2018162 2018163 2018164 2018165 20181662018167 2018168 2018169 2018170 2018171 2018

Historical development

Regions of the world by food consumption per capita in kilojoules per capita per day from 1961 to 2018. +Average daily dietary energy consumption per capita in kilojoulesRegion1961197019801990200020102018AfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth AmericaWorld

See also Food power Food politics List of countries by energy consumption per capita

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