List of countries by dietary calorie intake
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The food consumption
Food energy
Food energy is the amount of energy obtained from food that is available through cellular respiration.Food energy is expressed in food calories or kilojoules...

 refers to the amount of food
Food
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...

 available for human consumption as estimated by the FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...

 Food Balance Sheet
Food Balance Sheet
Food balance sheet shows the a brief picture of the pattern of the food supply of a country. For each food item, it sketches the primary commodity availability for human consumption i.e...

s. However the actual food consumption may be lower than the quantity shown as food availability depending on the magnitude of wastage
Wastage
Wastage was a British term used during World War I. It was used to describe the severity of losses experienced during the war. On the quietest day of the war the British were losing 7,000 men killed and wounded....

 and losses of food in the household, e.g. during storage
Storage
Storage may refer to:-Storage of goods:* Warehouse, a commercial building for storage of goods* Self storage, public storage facility-Containers:* Dry cask storage, storing high-level radioactive waste* Food storage...

, in preparation and cooking
Cooking
Cooking is the process of preparing food by use of heat. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions. Cooks themselves also vary widely in skill and training...

, as plate-waste or quantities fed to domestic animals and pet
Pet
A pet is a household animal kept for companionship and a person's enjoyment, as opposed to wild animals or to livestock, laboratory animals, working animals or sport animals, which are kept for economic or productive reasons. The most popular pets are noted for their loyal or playful...

s, thrown or given away.
Country Dietary Energy Consumption (2005-07)
kcal/person/day kJ/person/day
 United States 377015,773.7
 Austria 376015,731.8
 Greece 370015,480.8
 Belgium 369015,439
 Luxembourg 369015,439
 Italy 366015,313.4
 Malta 359015,020.6
 Portugal 358014,978.7
 Early Modern France 355014,853.2
 Israel 354014,811.4
 Canada 353014,769.5
 Germany 353014,769.5
 Republic of Ireland 353014,769.5
 Kingdom of Romania 351014,685.8
 Turkey 348014,560.3
 Norway 346014,476.6
 Brazil 345614,459.9
 Hungary 344014,393
 United Kingdom 344014,393
 Lithuania 342014,309.3
 Switzerland 342014,309.3
 Denmark 340014,225.6
 Poland 340014,225.6
 Kazakhstan 336014,058.2
 Iceland 333013,932.7
 Czech Republic 332013,890.9
 Tunisia 331013,849
 Cuba 330013,807.2
 Russia 327013,681.7
 Spain 327013,681.7
 Mexico 325013,598
 Netherlands 324013,556.2
 Morocco 323013,514.3
 Ukraine 323013,514.3
 Finland 322013,472.5
 Slovenia 322013,472.5
 Cyprus 320013,388.8
 Australia 319013,347
 Egypt 316013,221.4
 New Zealand 315013,179.6
314013,137.8
 United Arab Emirates 314013,137.8
 Estonia 313013,095.9
 Saudi Arabia 313013,095.9
 Sweden 312013,054.1
 Algeria 311013,012.2
 Dominica 311013,012.2
 Lebanon 311013,012.2
 Belarus 309012,928.6
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 308012,886.7
 South Korea 307012,844.9
 Barbados 305012,761.2
305012,761.2
 Iran 304012,719.4
 Kuwait 304012,719.4
 Fiji 303012,677.5
 Latvia 302012,635.7
 Argentina 300012,552
 Azerbaijan 300012,552
 Brunei 299012,510.2
 Independent State of Croatia 299012,510.2
 South Africa 299012,510.2
 Jordan 298012,468.3
 Republic of Macedonia 298012,468.3
 Mainland China 297012,426.5
 Netherlands Antilles 297012,426.5
 Chile 296012,384.6
 Mauritius 294012,301
 French Polynesia 292012,217.3
 Malaysia 291012,175.4
 Moldova 291012,175.4
 Albania 290012,133.6
 Kiribati 289012,091.8
 Samoa 288012,049.9
 Slovakia 288012,049.9
 Ghana 285011,924.4
 Jamaica 285011,924.4
 Mauritania 282011,798.9
 Uruguay 282011,798.9
 Costa Rica 281011,757
 Georgia (country) 281011,757
 Japan 281011,757
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 281011,757
 New Caledonia 279011,673.4
 Vietnam 277011,589.7
 Kingdom of Bulgaria 276011,547.8
 Guyana 275011,506
 Turkmenistan 275011,506
 Saint Lucia 274011,464.2
 Gabon 273011,422.3
 Belize 272011,380.5
 Vanuatu 272011,380.5
 Nigeria 271011,338.6
 Serbia and Montenegro 271011,338.6
 Trinidad and Tobago 271011,338.6
 The Bahamas 270011,296.8
 Maldives 268011,213.1
 Burkina Faso 267011,171.3
 Kyrgyzstan 267011,171.3
 Colombia 266011,129.4
 São Tomé and Príncipe 266011,129.4
 Paraguay 262010,962.1
 Venezuela 261010,920.2
 Honduras 260010,878.4
 El Salvador 259010,836.6
 Mali 258010,794.7
 Cape Verde 255010,669.2
 Bermuda 254010,627.4
 Indonesia 254010,627.4
 Guinea 253010,585.5
 Thailand 253010,585.5
 Uzbekistan 253010,585.5
 Philippines 252010,543.7
 Benin 251010,501.8
 Republic of the Congo 251010,501.8
 Côte d'Ivoire 251010,501.8
 Lesotho 247010,334.5
 Suriname 247010,334.5
 Panama 245010,250.8
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 245010,250.8
 Myanmar 244010,209
 Peru 243010,167.1
 Seychelles 243010,167.1
 Solomon Islands 243010,167.1
 Grenada 242010,125.3
 Nicaragua 240010,041.6
 Sri Lanka 23909,999.8
 The Gambia 23509,832.4
 Namibia 23509,832.4
 Nepal 23509,832.4
 Antigua and Barbuda 23209,706.9
 Senegal 23209,706.9
 Niger 23109,665
 Swaziland 23109,665
 Ecuador 23009,623.2
 India 23009,623.2
 Guinea-Bissau 22909,581.4
 Sudan 22709,497.7
 Cameroon 22609,455.8
 Djibouti 22609,455.8
 Dominican Republic 22609,455.8
 Armenia 22509,414
 Bangladesh 22509,414
 Cambodia 22509,414
 Mongolia 22509,414
 Pakistan 22509,414
 Uganda 22509,414
 Botswana 22409,372.2
22309,330.3
 Zimbabwe 22109,246.6
 Guatemala 21709,079.3
 Liberia 21609,037.4
 North Korea 21508,995.6
 Togo 21508,995.6
 Madagascar 21308,911.9
 Malawi 21308,911.9
 Palestinian territories 21308,911.9
 Sierra Leone 21308,911.9
 Tajikistan 21308,911.9
 Bolivia 20908,744.6
 Mozambique 20708,660.9
 Kenya 20608,619
 Rwanda 20508,577.2
 Chad 20408,535.4
 Yemen 20308,493.5
 East Timor 20208,451.7
20208,451.7
 Central African Republic 19608,200.6
 Angola 19508,158.8
 Ethiopia 19508,158.8
 Zambia 18907,907.8
 Comoros 18607,782.2
 Haiti 18507,740.4
 Burundi 16807,029.1
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 15906,652.6
 Eritrea 15906,652.6
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