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Food consumption is the amount of
Regions of the world by food consumption per capita in kilojoules per capita per day from 1961 to 2018.
food
Food is any substance consumed by an organism for Nutrient, nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or Fungus, fungal origin and contains essential nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, protein (nutrient), proteins, vitamins, ...
available for human consumption as estimated by Our World in Data
Our World in Data (OWID) is a scientific online publication that focuses on large global problems such as poverty, disease, hunger, war, climate change, population growth, existential risks, and inequality.
It is a project of the Global Cha ...
. However, the actual food consumption may be lower than the quantity shown as food availability depends on the magnitude of wastage and losses of food in the household
A household consists of one or more persons who live in the same dwelling. It may be of a single family or another type of person group. The household is the basic unit of analysis in many social, microeconomic and government models, and is im ...
, for example during storage, in preparation and cooking
Cooking, also known as cookery or professionally as the culinary arts, is the art, science and craft of using heat to make food more palatable, digestible, nutritious, or Food safety, safe. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely, from ...
, as plate-waste or quantities fed to domestic animal
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s and pet
A pet, or companion animal, is an animal kept primarily for a person's company or entertainment rather than as a working animal, livestock, or a laboratory animal. Popular pets are often considered to have attractive/ cute appearances, inte ...
s, thrown or given away.
According to the FAO, the average minimum daily energy requirement is approximately per adult and a child. This data is presented in kilojoules, as most countries today use the SI unit kilojoules as their primary measurement for food energy intake, with the exception of the USA, Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
, and the UK, which use kilocalories or both.
Historical development
Regions of the world by food consumption per capita in kilojoules per capita per day from 1961 to 2018.
See also
* Food power *Food politics
Food politics is a term which encompasses not only food policy and legislation, but all aspects of the production, control, regulation, Food quality, inspection, food distribution, distribution and eating, consumption of commercially grown, and e ...
*List of countries by energy consumption per capita
This is a list of countries by total energy consumption per capita. This is not the consumption of end-users but all energy needed as input to produce fuel and electricity for end-users. It is known as total primary energy supply (TPES), a term ...
References
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