Daily Caloric Intake
WorldPopulationDaily available food supply (measured in kilocalories) as determined by food production, imports, exports, and changes in stocks per person in a country
FAOA map highlights the daily caloric intake per person. Highest intake (over 3,400 calories) shaded in dark green is in North America, Russia, and Australia. Lowest intake (less than 2,400 calories) shaded in light green is in central Africa (Angola, Tanzania).
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Class | Rank | Kilocalories per day | Value | Abyssinia 700–1974 C.E. | Ashanti 1700–1900 C.E. | Axum 200–700 C.E. | Benin 1400 B.C.E.–1800 C.E. | Buganda 1600–1966 C.E. | Bunyoro 1500–1900 C.E. | Dahomey 1700–1900 C.E. | Darfur 1400–1800 C.E. | Ghana 700–1070 C.E. | Hausa States 1000–1900 C.E. | Ife/Oyo 1400–1850 C.E. | Kanem-Borno 800–1900 C.E. | Karanga/Mutapa 1000–1700 C.E. | Kongo 1400–1650 C.E. | Kush/Nubia 2000 B.C.E.–1590 C.E. | Lozi 1800–1900 C.E. | Lunda1500–1700 C.E. | Mali 1230–1430 C.E. | Merina 1800s | Nok 500 B.C.E.–200 C.E. | Songhai 1460–1590 C.E. | Swahili City-States 1100–1800s C.E. | Swazi 1800 C.E.–present | Zulu 1800s | |
| 1.32% | 12.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43.3% | 26.9% | 14.4% | 3.79% | 14.0% | 21.9% | 14.0% | 13.1% | 24.7% | 14.5% | 5.72% | 24.9% | 30.6% | 9.42% | 22.1% | 12.4% | 11.6% | 36.1% | 19.8% | 7.35% | 25.0% | 2.71% | 100% | 1.57% | |||||