Food available per person: Germany, 1960–2023
Draw it before you lookCould you sketch this curve from memory? Draw it, then see how close you were.Food available per person in Germany: how has it changed since 1960?
Food available per person (Germany) went from 2,960 in 1960 to 3,535 in 2023.
Food available per person in Germany: 2,960 kcal per person per day in 1960. In 2023 it was 3,535. The highest point was 3,652 in 2011. The lowest point was 2,875 in 1961.
What are the key figures?
- First year
- 2,960 in 1960
- Latest year
- 3,535 in 2023
- Highest
- 3,652 in 2011
- Lowest
- 2,875 in 1961
- Change
- 1.2× higher
What does this chart measure?
Food available per person (kcal per person per day). Food energy available per person each day, before waste in shops and homes. One value per year.
What are the exact numbers?
| Year | kcal per person per day |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,960 |
| 1961 | 2,875 |
| 1962 | 2,937 |
| 1963 | 2,921 |
| 1964 | 3,009 |
| 1965 | 3,039 |
| 1966 | 3,039 |
| 1967 | 3,041 |
| 1968 | 3,107 |
| 1969 | 3,081 |
| 1970 | 3,144 |
| 1971 | 3,157 |
| 1972 | 3,182 |
| 1973 | 3,197 |
| 1974 | 3,140 |
| 1975 | 3,158 |
| 1976 | 3,242 |
| 1977 | 3,199 |
| 1978 | 3,313 |
| 1979 | 3,328 |
| 1980 | 3,314 |
| 1981 | 3,298 |
| 1982 | 3,360 |
| 1983 | 3,405 |
| 1984 | 3,427 |
| 1985 | 3,468 |
| 1986 | 3,456 |
| 1987 | 3,436 |
| 1988 | 3,458 |
| 1989 | 3,447 |
| 1990 | 3,293 |
| 1991 | 3,353 |
| 1992 | 3,421 |
| 1993 | 3,231 |
| 1994 | 3,251 |
| 1995 | 3,294 |
| 1996 | 3,342 |
| 1997 | 3,219 |
| 1998 | 3,345 |
| 1999 | 3,352 |
| 2000 | 3,406 |
| 2001 | 3,431 |
| 2002 | 3,495 |
| 2003 | 3,459 |
| 2004 | 3,484 |
| 2005 | 3,525 |
| 2006 | 3,553 |
| 2007 | 3,626 |
| 2008 | 3,615 |
| 2009 | 3,613 |
| 2010 | 3,618 |
| 2011 | 3,652 |
| 2012 | 3,606 |
| 2013 | 3,594 |
| 2014 | 3,578 |
| 2015 | 3,590 |
| 2016 | 3,565 |
| 2017 | 3,555 |
| 2018 | 3,586 |
| 2019 | 3,617 |
| 2020 | 3,629 |
| 2021 | 3,608 |
| 2022 | 3,600 |
| 2023 | 3,535 |
Where does the data come from?
Daily supply of calories per person. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources. Data published by Our World in Data under CC BY 4.0.
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