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Kilocalories Per Capita/ Day |
Protein Grams Per Capita/Day |
Fat Grams Per Capita/Day |
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As a % of Need |
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|
1980-82 |
1990-92 |
% change |
|
1980-82 |
1990-92 |
1980-82 |
1990-92 |
% change |
1980-82 |
1990-92 |
% change |
Caribbean |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Antigua & Barbuda |
2291 |
2496 |
9.0 |
|
99.6 |
108.5 |
71.0 |
85.9 |
20.9 |
81.3 |
98.3 |
21.0 |
Bahamas |
2622 |
2649 |
1.0 |
|
114.0 |
115.2 |
74.9 |
79.6 |
6.3 |
84.8 |
86.6 |
2.1 |
Barbados |
3093 |
3218 |
4.1 |
|
134.5 |
139.9 |
88.4 |
95.5 |
8.1 |
100.7 |
116.3 |
15.4 |
Belize |
2712 |
2583 |
-4.8 |
|
117.9 |
112.3 |
68.2 |
65.1 |
-4.5 |
73.7 |
71.1 |
-3.6 |
Bermuda |
3054 |
2691 |
-11.9 |
|
132.8 |
117.0 |
106.3 |
92.2 |
-13.2 |
133.8 |
120.0 |
-10.3 |
Cuba |
3041 |
3003 |
-1.2 |
|
132.2 |
130.6 |
73.9 |
66.1 |
-10.5 |
80.9 |
77.1 |
-4.6 |
Dominica |
2315 |
2848 |
23.0 |
|
100.7 |
123.8 |
58.3 |
72.0 |
23.4 |
59.3 |
77.0 |
29.9 |
Dominican Rep |
2279 |
2273 |
-0.3 |
|
99.1 |
98.8 |
49.4 |
50.0 |
1.4 |
58.0 |
64.6 |
11.3 |
Grenada |
2292 |
2424 |
5.8 |
|
99.7 |
105.4 |
62.0 |
66.4 |
7.2 |
72.2 |
69.0 |
-4.5 |
Guadeloupe |
2494 |
2666 |
6.9 |
|
108.4 |
115.9 |
81.3 |
82.9 |
2.0 |
67.2 |
82.0 |
22.0 |
Haiti |
2052 |
1738 |
-15.3 |
|
89.2 |
75.6 |
48.0 |
41.0 |
-14.6 |
35.2 |
25.9 |
-26.4 |
Jamaica |
2620 |
2581 |
-1.5 |
|
113.9 |
112.2 |
63.4 |
63.9 |
0.8 |
63.2 |
63.8 |
0.9 |
Martinique |
2604 |
2700 |
3.7 |
|
113.2 |
117.4 |
82.8 |
84.8 |
2.3 |
65.6 |
82.9 |
26.4 |
Neth Antilles |
3081 |
2574 |
-16.4 |
|
133.9 |
111.9 |
97.5 |
83.3 |
-14.6 |
100.8 |
75.1 |
-25.5 |
St. Kitts/Nevis |
2216 |
2413 |
8.9 |
|
96.4 |
104.9 |
62.7 |
73.1 |
16.6 |
73.3 |
92.8 |
26.6 |
St. Lucia |
2233 |
2563 |
14.8 |
|
97.1 |
111.4 |
56.9 |
76.8 |
34.8 |
64.9 |
68.4 |
5.5 |
St. Vincent/Gren. |
2511 |
2407 |
-4.1 |
|
109.2 |
104.6 |
55.6 |
58.0 |
4.4 |
61.4 |
66.7 |
8.6 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
3019 |
2633 |
-12.8 |
|
131.2 |
114.5 |
81.3 |
62.9 |
-22.7 |
77.7 |
71.8 |
-7.6 |
Central America |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costa Rica |
2596 |
2870 |
10.6 |
|
112.9 |
124.8 |
62.4 |
69.1 |
10.7 |
64.8 |
78.3 |
20.9 |
El Salvador |
2337 |
2526 |
8.1 |
|
101.6 |
109.8 |
56.3 |
61.8 |
9.7 |
50.1 |
57.6 |
14.9 |
Guatemala |
2265 |
2282 |
0.7 |
|
98.5 |
99.2 |
56.2 |
57.5 |
2.4 |
42.2 |
42.0 |
-0.5 |
Honduras |
2070 |
2307 |
11.4 |
|
90.0 |
100.3 |
50.3 |
56.0 |
11.3 |
43.5 |
60.9 |
40.1 |
Nicaragua |
2321 |
2290 |
-1.4 |
|
100.9 |
99.6 |
60.4 |
55.2 |
-8.7 |
47.5 |
51.6 |
8.8 |
Panama |
2347 |
2238 |
-4.6 |
|
102.0 |
97.3 |
59.7 |
58.9 |
-1.5 |
68.9 |
64.9 |
-5.9 |
South America |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Argentina |
3172 |
2948 |
-7.1 |
|
137.9 |
128.2 |
104.8 |
97.1 |
-7.3 |
113.5 |
102.9 |
-9.3 |
Bolivia |
2029 |
2031 |
0.1 |
|
88.2 |
88.3 |
52.6 |
51.9 |
-1.5 |
51.5 |
51.3 |
-0.4 |
Brazil |
2659 |
2791 |
5.0 |
|
115.6 |
121.4 |
59.9 |
64.3 |
7.3 |
67.5 |
82.4 |
22.0 |
Chile |
2640 |
2535 |
-4.0 |
|
114.8 |
110.2 |
71.4 |
70.2 |
-1.7 |
59.5 |
64.7 |
8.6 |
Colombia |
2489 |
2632 |
5.8 |
|
108.2 |
114.4 |
53.7 |
59.5 |
10.8 |
51.5 |
61.5 |
19.3 |
Ecuador |
2339 |
2539 |
8.5 |
|
101.7 |
110.4 |
48.1 |
52.1 |
8.4 |
61.7 |
89.8 |
45.5 |
French Guiana |
2532 |
2885 |
13.9 |
|
110.1 |
125.4 |
81.7 |
107.8 |
31.9 |
76.4 |
98.3 |
28.8 |
Guyana |
2547 |
2350 |
-7.7 |
|
110.7 |
102.2 |
63.5 |
64.3 |
1.2 |
50.8 |
36.6 |
-27.9 |
Paraguay |
2711 |
2618 |
-3.4 |
|
117.9 |
113.8 |
75.3 |
67.6 |
-10.2 |
81.5 |
91.4 |
12.2 |
Peru |
2092 |
1881 |
-10.1 |
|
90.9 |
81.8 |
54.8 |
50.0 |
-8.6 |
38.2 |
33.9 |
-11.3 |
Suriname |
2469 |
2512 |
1.7 |
|
107.4 |
109.2 |
62.9 |
62.8 |
-0.2 |
51.9 |
57.5 |
10.9 |
Uruguay |
2814 |
2684 |
-4.6 |
|
122.4 |
116.7 |
84.7 |
82.6 |
-2.4 |
102.5 |
96.4 |
-6.0 |
Venezuela |
2692 |
2586 |
-3.9 |
|
117.1 |
112.4 |
70.4 |
64.7 |
-8.1 |
78.2 |
75.1 |
-4.0 |
Mexico |
3260 |
3190 |
-2.1 |
|
141.8 |
138.7 |
87.1 |
80.4 |
-7.6 |
88.1 |
94.0 |
6.7 |
Latin America |
2550 |
2557 |
0.7 |
|
110.9 |
111.2 |
68.4 |
69.3 |
2.2 |
69.6 |
73.7 |
6.9 |
Source: FAO, AGROSTAT PC.
Values are yearly averages for periods shown. National averages will mask internal inequalities, which vary from country to country.
Need is defined as "adequate food supply" and is equivalent to 2300 kcal/person/day.
Averages for Latin America are calculated on an unweighted basis.
U.S. Agency for International Development
Washington D.C. 1996.
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