What is the highest daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita recorded in United States of America?

The highest recorded value was 3,947 kilocalories per day in 2023.

What is the lowest daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita recorded in United States of America?

The lowest recorded value was 2,585 kilocalories per day in 1850.

How does United States of America rank for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?

United States of America ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.

Is daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United States of America?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this United States of America data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita in United States of America

Name: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita in United States of America
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
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United States of America: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita was 3,947 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

3,947 kilocalories per day

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

1st

of 192 countries

All-time high

3,947 kilocalories per day

in 2023

All-time low

2,585 kilocalories per day

in 1850

Years of data

126

1800–2023

Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita in United States of America, 1800–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.

Analysis

The most recent figure for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita in United States of America is 3,947 kilocalories per day, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita in United States of America peaked at 3,947 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,585 kilocalories per day, in 1850.

That places United States of America 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita in United States of America, 1800 to 2023.
Year	kilocalories per day	Change
1800	2,952 kilocalories per day	—
1810	2,935 kilocalories per day	-0.6%
1820	2,904 kilocalories per day	-1.1%
1830	2,888 kilocalories per day	-0.6%
1840	3,013 kilocalories per day	+4.3%
1850	2,585 kilocalories per day	-14.2%
1860	2,826 kilocalories per day	+9.3%
1870	3,029 kilocalories per day	+7.2%
1880	3,237 kilocalories per day	+6.9%
1890	3,134 kilocalories per day	-3.2%
1900	3,212 kilocalories per day	+2.5%
1909	3,400 kilocalories per day	+5.9%
1910	3,400 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1911	3,400 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1912	3,400 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1913	3,400 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1914	3,400 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1915	3,300 kilocalories per day	-2.9%
1916	3,300 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1917	3,200 kilocalories per day	-3.0%
1918	3,300 kilocalories per day	+3.1%
1919	3,300 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1920	3,200 kilocalories per day	-3.0%
1921	3,100 kilocalories per day	-3.1%
1922	3,400 kilocalories per day	+9.7%
1923	3,400 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1924	3,400 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1925	3,400 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1926	3,400 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1927	3,400 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1928	3,500 kilocalories per day	+2.9%
1929	3,400 kilocalories per day	-2.9%
1930	3,400 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1931	3,400 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1932	3,300 kilocalories per day	-2.9%
1933	3,200 kilocalories per day	-3.0%
1934	3,200 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1935	3,200 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1936	3,300 kilocalories per day	+3.1%
1937	3,200 kilocalories per day	-3.0%
1938	3,200 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1939	3,300 kilocalories per day	+3.1%
1940	3,300 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1941	3,400 kilocalories per day	+3.0%
1942	3,300 kilocalories per day	-2.9%
1943	3,400 kilocalories per day	+3.0%
1944	3,400 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1945	3,300 kilocalories per day	-2.9%
1946	3,300 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1947	3,300 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1948	3,200 kilocalories per day	-3.0%
1949	3,200 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1950	3,200 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1951	3,200 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1952	3,200 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1953	3,200 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1954	3,100 kilocalories per day	-3.1%
1955	3,200 kilocalories per day	+3.2%
1956	3,200 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1957	3,100 kilocalories per day	-3.1%
1958	3,100 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1959	3,100 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1960	3,100 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1961	2,971 kilocalories per day	-4.2%
1962	2,940 kilocalories per day	-1.0%
1963	2,934 kilocalories per day	-0.2%
1964	2,994 kilocalories per day	+2.0%
1965	2,982 kilocalories per day	-0.4%
1966	3,009 kilocalories per day	+0.9%
1967	3,028 kilocalories per day	+0.6%
1968	3,046 kilocalories per day	+0.6%
1969	3,073 kilocalories per day	+0.9%
1970	3,060 kilocalories per day	-0.4%
1971	3,072 kilocalories per day	+0.4%
1972	3,074 kilocalories per day	+0.1%
1973	3,048 kilocalories per day	-0.8%
1974	3,036 kilocalories per day	-0.4%
1975	3,037 kilocalories per day	+0.0%
1976	3,167 kilocalories per day	+4.3%
1977	3,139 kilocalories per day	-0.9%
1978	3,160 kilocalories per day	+0.6%
1979	3,219 kilocalories per day	+1.9%
1980	3,182 kilocalories per day	-1.1%
1981	3,221 kilocalories per day	+1.2%
1982	3,193 kilocalories per day	-0.9%
1983	3,231 kilocalories per day	+1.2%
1984	3,276 kilocalories per day	+1.4%
1985	3,383 kilocalories per day	+3.2%
1986	3,357 kilocalories per day	-0.7%
1987	3,459 kilocalories per day	+3.0%
1988	3,472 kilocalories per day	+0.4%
1989	3,450 kilocalories per day	-0.6%
1990	3,509 kilocalories per day	+1.7%
1991	3,530 kilocalories per day	+0.6%
1992	3,560 kilocalories per day	+0.8%
1993	3,600 kilocalories per day	+1.1%
1994	3,659 kilocalories per day	+1.6%
1995	3,578 kilocalories per day	-2.2%
1996	3,592 kilocalories per day	+0.4%
1997	3,663 kilocalories per day	+2.0%
1998	3,684 kilocalories per day	+0.6%
1999	3,708 kilocalories per day	+0.7%
2000	3,796 kilocalories per day	+2.4%
2001	3,749 kilocalories per day	-1.2%
2002	3,825 kilocalories per day	+2.0%
2003	3,816 kilocalories per day	-0.2%
2004	3,844 kilocalories per day	+0.7%
2005	3,860 kilocalories per day	+0.4%
2006	3,811 kilocalories per day	-1.3%
2007	3,781 kilocalories per day	-0.8%
2008	3,720 kilocalories per day	-1.6%
2009	3,662 kilocalories per day	-1.6%
2010	3,731 kilocalories per day	+1.9%
2011	3,724 kilocalories per day	-0.2%
2012	3,759 kilocalories per day	+0.9%
2013	3,745 kilocalories per day	-0.4%
2014	3,729 kilocalories per day	-0.4%
2015	3,737 kilocalories per day	+0.2%
2016	3,754 kilocalories per day	+0.5%
2017	3,763 kilocalories per day	+0.2%
2018	3,790 kilocalories per day	+0.7%
2019	3,820 kilocalories per day	+0.8%
2020	3,847 kilocalories per day	+0.7%
2021	3,875 kilocalories per day	+0.7%
2022	3,937 kilocalories per day	+1.6%
2023	3,947 kilocalories per day	+0.3%

United States of America compared with similar countries

United States of America's 3,947 kilocalories per day is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,348 kilocalories per day, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	2,952 kilocalories per day	2,952 kilocalories per day	2,952 kilocalories per day	1
1810s	2,935 kilocalories per day	2,935 kilocalories per day	2,935 kilocalories per day	1
1820s	2,904 kilocalories per day	2,904 kilocalories per day	2,904 kilocalories per day	1
1830s	2,888 kilocalories per day	2,888 kilocalories per day	2,888 kilocalories per day	1
1840s	3,013 kilocalories per day	3,013 kilocalories per day	3,013 kilocalories per day	1
1850s	2,585 kilocalories per day	2,585 kilocalories per day	2,585 kilocalories per day	1
1860s	2,826 kilocalories per day	2,826 kilocalories per day	2,826 kilocalories per day	1
1870s	3,029 kilocalories per day	3,029 kilocalories per day	3,029 kilocalories per day	1
1880s	3,237 kilocalories per day	3,237 kilocalories per day	3,237 kilocalories per day	1
1890s	3,134 kilocalories per day	3,134 kilocalories per day	3,134 kilocalories per day	1
1900s	3,306 kilocalories per day	3,212 kilocalories per day	3,400 kilocalories per day	2
1910s	3,340 kilocalories per day	3,200 kilocalories per day	3,400 kilocalories per day	10
1920s	3,360 kilocalories per day	3,100 kilocalories per day	3,500 kilocalories per day	10
1930s	3,270 kilocalories per day	3,200 kilocalories per day	3,400 kilocalories per day	10
1940s	3,310 kilocalories per day	3,200 kilocalories per day	3,400 kilocalories per day	10
1950s	3,160 kilocalories per day	3,100 kilocalories per day	3,200 kilocalories per day	10
1960s	3,008 kilocalories per day	2,934 kilocalories per day	3,100 kilocalories per day	10
1970s	3,101 kilocalories per day	3,036 kilocalories per day	3,219 kilocalories per day	10
1980s	3,323 kilocalories per day	3,182 kilocalories per day	3,472 kilocalories per day	10
1990s	3,608 kilocalories per day	3,509 kilocalories per day	3,708 kilocalories per day	10
2000s	3,787 kilocalories per day	3,662 kilocalories per day	3,860 kilocalories per day	10
2010s	3,755 kilocalories per day	3,724 kilocalories per day	3,820 kilocalories per day	10
2020s	3,902 kilocalories per day	3,847 kilocalories per day	3,947 kilocalories per day	4

Countries ranked near United States of America

2 Belgium 3,921 kilocalories per day compare
3 Ireland 3,921 kilocalories per day compare
4 Türkiye 3,892 kilocalories per day compare

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More economy & growth data for United States of America

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita in United States of America?: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita in United States of America was 3,947 kilocalories per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita recorded in United States of America?: The highest recorded value was 3,947 kilocalories per day in 2023.
What is the lowest daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita recorded in United States of America?: The lowest recorded value was 2,585 kilocalories per day in 1850.
How does United States of America rank for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?: United States of America ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United States of America?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Unit: kilocalories per day
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,444 data points, 1274–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Daily per capita supply of calories is measured in kilocalories per person per day. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.