El consumo de alimentos se refiere a la cantidad de alimentos disponibles para el consumo humano según lo estimado por las hojas de balance de alimentos de la FAO. Sin embargo, el consumo real de alimentos puede ser inferior a la cantidad mostrada como disponibilidad de alimentos, dependiendo de la magnitud del desperdicio y las pérdidas de alimentos en el hogar, por ejemplo, durante el almacenamiento, la preparación y la cocción, como desechos de platos o cantidades alimentadas a animales domésticos y mascotas., tirado o regalado.
Según la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación, el requerimiento mínimo diario de Energía promedio es de aproximadamente 1,800 kilocalorías (7,500 kJ) por persona.
Rango | País | Consumo medio diario de energía alimentaria per cápita (2006-08) [4] | |
kilocalorías | kilojulios | ||
1 | Estados Unidos | 3.8 | 15,900 |
2 | Austria | 3.75 | 15,690 |
3 | Grecia | 3.71 | 15,520 |
4 | Bélgica | 3,690 | 15,440 |
5 | Luxemburgo | 3,680 | 15,400 |
6 | Italia | 3,650 | 15,270 |
7 | Malta | 3,600 | 15,060 |
8 | Irlanda | 3,590 | 15,020 |
9 | Portugal | 3,580 | 14,980 |
10 | Alemania | 3,540 | 14,810 |
11 | Canadá | 3,530 | 14,770 |
12 | Francia | 3,530 | 14,770 |
13 | Israel | 3,530 | 14,770 |
14 | Kazajstán | 3,510 | 14,690 |
15 | pavo | 3,500 | 14,640 |
16 | Rumania | 3,490 | 14,600 |
17 | Hungría | 3,470 | 14,520 |
18 | Noruega | 3,450 | 14,430 |
19 | Suiza | 3,450 | 14,430 |
20 | Reino Unido | 3,450 | 14,430 |
21 | Lituania | 3,430 | 14,350 |
22 | Cuba | 3,420 | 14,310 |
23 | Dinamarca | 3,410 | 14,270 |
24 | Polonia | 3,410 | 14,270 |
25 | Túnez | 3,330 | 13,930 |
26 | Rusia | 3,320 | 13,890 |
27 | Ucrania | 3,290 | 13,770 |
28 | Republica checa | 3,280 | 13,720 |
29 | Islandia | 3,260 | 13,640 |
30 | Mexico | 3,260 | 13,640 |
31 | Marruecos | 3,260 | 13,640 |
– | Antillas Holandesas | 3,260 | 13,640 |
32 | España | 3,260 | 13,640 |
33 | Australia | 3,220 | 13,470 |
34 | Finlandia | 3,220 | 13,470 |
35 | Eslovenia | 3,220 | 13,470 |
36 | Chipre | 3,190 | 13,350 |
37 | Emiratos Árabes Unidos | 3,170 | 13,260 |
38 | Egipto | 3,160 | 13,220 |
39 | Bielorrusia | 3,150 | 13,180 |
40 | Libia | 3,150 | 13,180 |
– | Nueva Caledonia | 3,150 | 13,180 |
41 | Estonia | 3,140 | 13,140 |
42 | Brasil | 3,120 | 13,050 |
43 | Arabia Saudita | 3,120 | 13,050 |
44 | Suecia | 3,110 | 13,010 |
45 | Argelia | 3,090 | 12,930 |
46 | Dominica | 3,090 | 12,930 |
47 | Líbano | 3,090 | 12,930 |
48 | Bosnia y Herzegovina | 3,080 | 12,890 |
49 | macedonia | 3,060 | 12,800 |
50 | Corrí | 3,050 | 12,760 |
51 | Corea del Sur | 3,040 | 12,720 |
52 | Siria | 3,040 | 12,720 |
53 | Argentina | 3,030 | 12,680 |
54 | Kuwait | 3,030 | 12,680 |
55 | Azerbaiyán | 3,020 | 12,640 |
56 | Barbados | 3,020 | 12,640 |
57 | Fiyi | 3 | 12,550 |
58 | Jordán | 3 | 12,550 |
59 | Países Bajos | 3 | 12,550 |
60 | Sudáfrica | 3 | 12,550 |
61 | China | 2,990 | 12,510 |
62 | Croacia | 2,990 | 12,510 |
63 | Letonia | 2,990 | 12,510 |
64 | Brunei | 2,980 | 12,470 |
65 | Chile | 2.96 | 12,380 |
66 | Vanuatu | 2.95 | 12,340 |
67 | Mauricio | 2.93 | 12,260 |
68 | Ghana | 2.9 | 12,130 |
69 | Eslovaquia | 2.9 | 12,130 |
70 | Albania | 2,890 | 12,090 |
71 | Malasia | 2,890 | 12,090 |
72 | Samoa | 2,890 | 12,090 |
– | Polinesia francés | 2,880 | 12,050 |
73 | San Vicente y las Granadinas | 2,860 | 11,970 |
74 | Moldavia | 2,850 | 11,920 |
75 | Jamaica | 2,840 | 11,880 |
76 | Uruguay | 2,840 | 11,880 |
77 | Costa Rica | 2,820 | 11,800 |
78 | Kiribati | 2,820 | 11,800 |
79 | Mauritania | 2,810 | 11,760 |
80 | Nueva Zelanda | 2,810 | 11,760 |
81 | Japón | 2,800 | 11,720 |
82 | Vietnam | 2,780 | 11,630 |
83 | Bulgaria | 2,760 | 11,550 |
84 | Guayana | 2,740 | 11,460 |
85 | Turkmenistán | 2,740 | 11,460 |
86 | Georgia | 2,730 | 11,420 |
87 | Bahamas | 2,710 | 11,340 |
88 | Belice | 2,710 | 11,340 |
89 | Gabón | 2,710 | 11,340 |
90 | Nigeria | 2,710 | 11,340 |
91 | Santa Lucía | 2,710 | 11,340 |
92 | Serbia | 2,700 | 11,300 |
93 | Montenegro | 2,700 | 11,300 |
94 | Trinidad y Tobago | 2,700 | 11,300 |
95 | Burkina Faso | 2,690 | 11,250 |
96 | Colombia | 2,690 | 11,250 |
97 | Kirguistán | 2,660 | 11,130 |
98 | Paraguay | 2,660 | 11,130 |
99 | Santo Tomé y Príncipe | 2,660 | 11,130 |
100 | islas Bermudas | 2,650 | 11,090 |
101 | Venezuela | 2,650 | 11,090 |
102 | Honduras | 2,610 | 10,920 |
103 | Mali | 2,590 | 10,840 |
104 | El Salvador | 2,580 | 10,790 |
105 | Filipinas | 2,580 | 10,790 |
106 | Congo | 2,570 | 10,750 |
107 | Uzbekistán | 2,560 | 10,710 |
108 | Guinea | 2,550 | 10,670 |
109 | Indonesia | 2,550 | 10,670 |
110 | Maldivas | 2,550 | 10,670 |
111 | Tailandia | 2,540 | 10,630 |
112 | Cabo Verde | 2,530 | 10,590 |
113 | Benin | 2,510 | 10,500 |
114 | Costa de Marfil | 2,500 | 10,460 |
115 | Lesoto | 2,460 | 10,290 |
116 | San Cristóbal y Nieves | 2,460 | 10,290 |
117 | Surinam | 2,460 | 10,290 |
118 | Panamá | 2,450 | 10,250 |
119 | Nicaragua | 2,420 | 10,130 |
120 | Perú | 2,410 | 10,080 |
121 | Granada | 2,400 | 10,040 |
122 | Seychelles | 2,400 | 10,040 |
123 | Islas Salomón | 2,400 | 10,040 |
124 | Níger | 2,390 | 10,000 |
125 | Sri Lanka | 2,370 | 9,920 |
126 | India | 2,360 | 9,870 |
127 | Namibia | 2,360 | 9,870 |
128 | Nepal | 2,340 | 9,790 |
129 129 | Antigua y Barbuda | 2,330 | 9,750 |
130 | Gambia | 2,330 | 9,750 |
131 | Djibouti | 2,300 | 9.62 |
132 | Ecuador | 2,300 | 9.62 |
133 | Swazilandia | 2,290 | 9,580 |
134 | Pakistán | 2,280 | 9,540 |
135 | Senegal | 2,280 | 9,540 |
136 | Sudán | 2,280 | 9,540 |
137 | Bangladesh | 2,270 | 9,500 |
138 | República Dominicana | 2,270 | 9,500 |
139 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,270 | 9,500 |
140 | Armenia | 2,260 | 9.46 |
141 | Camerún | 2,240 | 9.37 |
142 | Laos | 2,240 | 9.37 |
143 | Mongolia | 2,240 | 9.37 |
144 | Botsuana | 2,230 | 9.33 |
145 | Uganda | 2,220 | 9.29 |
146 | Zimbabue | 2,210 | 9.25 |
147 | Liberia | 2,200 | 9,200 |
148 | Tayikistán | 2,190 | 9.16 |
149 | Camboya | 2,180 | 9.12 |
150 | Guatemala | 2,150 | 9,000 |
151 | Malawi | 2,150 | 9,000 |
152 | Ir | 2,150 | 9,000 |
153 | Madagascar | 2,130 | 8,910 |
154 | Sierra Leona | 2,120 | 8.87 |
155 | RPD Corea | 2,110 | 8.83 |
156 | Bolivia | 2,100 | 8.79 |
157 | Ruanda | 2,090 | 8.74 |
158 | Palestina | 2,080 | 8.7 |
159 | Mozambique | 2,070 | 8,660 |
160 | Yemen | 2,050 | 8,580 |
161 | Kenia | 2,030 | 8.49 |
162 | Timor-Leste | 2,020 | 8.45 |
163 | Tanzania | 2,020 | 8.45 |
164 | Chad | 2,010 | 8.41 |
165 | Angola | 1,960 | 8.2 |
166 | República Centroafricana | 1,960 | 8.2 |
167 | Etiopía | 1,950 | 8,160 |
168 | Zambia | 1,880 | 7.87 |
169 | Haití | 1,850 | 7.74 |
170 | Comoras | 1,840 | 7.7 |
171 | Burundi | 1,680 | 7,030 |
172 | Eritrea | 1,590 | 6.65 |