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	3770	15,773.7
Austria	3760	15,731.8
Greece	3700	15,480.8
Belgium	3690	15,439
Luxembourg	3690	15,439
Italy	3660	15,313.4
Malta	3590	15,020.6
Portugal	3580	14,978.7
Early Modern France	3550	14,853.2
Israel	3540	14,811.4
Canada	3530	14,769.5
Germany	3530	14,769.5
Republic of Ireland	3530	14,769.5
Kingdom of Romania	3510	14,685.8
Turkey	3480	14,560.3
Norway	3460	14,476.6
Brazil	3456	14,459.9
Hungary	3440	14,393
United Kingdom	3440	14,393
Lithuania	3420	14,309.3
Switzerland	3420	14,309.3
Denmark	3400	14,225.6
Poland	3400	14,225.6
Kazakhstan	3360	14,058.2
Iceland	3330	13,932.7
Czech Republic	3320	13,890.9
Tunisia	3310	13,849
Cuba	3300	13,807.2
Russia	3270	13,681.7
Spain	3270	13,681.7
Mexico	3250	13,598
Netherlands	3240	13,556.2
Morocco	3230	13,514.3
Ukraine	3230	13,514.3
Finland	3220	13,472.5
Slovenia	3220	13,472.5
Cyprus	3200	13,388.8
Australia	3190	13,347
Egypt	3160	13,221.4
New Zealand	3150	13,179.6
	3140	13,137.8
United Arab Emirates	3140	13,137.8
Estonia	3130	13,095.9
Saudi Arabia	3130	13,095.9
Sweden	3120	13,054.1
Algeria	3110	13,012.2
Dominica	3110	13,012.2
Lebanon	3110	13,012.2
Belarus	3090	12,928.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3080	12,886.7
South Korea	3070	12,844.9
Barbados	3050	12,761.2
	3050	12,761.2
Iran	3040	12,719.4
Kuwait	3040	12,719.4
Fiji	3030	12,677.5
Latvia	3020	12,635.7
Argentina	3000	12,552
Azerbaijan	3000	12,552
Brunei	2990	12,510.2
Independent State of Croatia	2990	12,510.2
South Africa	2990	12,510.2
Jordan	2980	12,468.3
Republic of Macedonia	2980	12,468.3
Mainland China	2970	12,426.5
Netherlands Antilles	2970	12,426.5
Chile	2960	12,384.6
Mauritius	2940	12,301
French Polynesia	2920	12,217.3
Malaysia	2910	12,175.4
Moldova	2910	12,175.4
Albania	2900	12,133.6
Kiribati	2890	12,091.8
Samoa	2880	12,049.9
Slovakia	2880	12,049.9
Ghana	2850	11,924.4
Jamaica	2850	11,924.4
Mauritania	2820	11,798.9
Uruguay	2820	11,798.9
Costa Rica	2810	11,757
Georgia (country)	2810	11,757
Japan	2810	11,757
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2810	11,757
New Caledonia	2790	11,673.4
Vietnam	2770	11,589.7
Kingdom of Bulgaria	2760	11,547.8
Guyana	2750	11,506
Turkmenistan	2750	11,506
Saint Lucia	2740	11,464.2
Gabon	2730	11,422.3
Belize	2720	11,380.5
Vanuatu	2720	11,380.5
Nigeria	2710	11,338.6
Serbia and Montenegro	2710	11,338.6
Trinidad and Tobago	2710	11,338.6
The Bahamas	2700	11,296.8
Maldives	2680	11,213.1
Burkina Faso	2670	11,171.3
Kyrgyzstan	2670	11,171.3
Colombia	2660	11,129.4
São Tomé and Príncipe	2660	11,129.4
Paraguay	2620	10,962.1
Venezuela	2610	10,920.2
Honduras	2600	10,878.4
El Salvador	2590	10,836.6
Mali	2580	10,794.7
Cape Verde	2550	10,669.2
Bermuda	2540	10,627.4
Indonesia	2540	10,627.4
Guinea	2530	10,585.5
Thailand	2530	10,585.5
Uzbekistan	2530	10,585.5
Philippines	2520	10,543.7
Benin	2510	10,501.8
Republic of the Congo	2510	10,501.8
Côte d'Ivoire	2510	10,501.8
Lesotho	2470	10,334.5
Suriname	2470	10,334.5
Panama	2450	10,250.8
Saint Kitts and Nevis	2450	10,250.8
Myanmar	2440	10,209
Peru	2430	10,167.1
Seychelles	2430	10,167.1
Solomon Islands	2430	10,167.1
Grenada	2420	10,125.3
Nicaragua	2400	10,041.6
Sri Lanka	2390	9,999.8
The Gambia	2350	9,832.4
Namibia	2350	9,832.4
Nepal	2350	9,832.4
Antigua and Barbuda	2320	9,706.9
Senegal	2320	9,706.9
Niger	2310	9,665
Swaziland	2310	9,665
Ecuador	2300	9,623.2
India	2300	9,623.2
Guinea-Bissau	2290	9,581.4
Sudan	2270	9,497.7
Cameroon	2260	9,455.8
Djibouti	2260	9,455.8
Dominican Republic	2260	9,455.8
Armenia	2250	9,414
Bangladesh	2250	9,414
Cambodia	2250	9,414
Mongolia	2250	9,414
Pakistan	2250	9,414
Uganda	2250	9,414
Botswana	2240	9,372.2
	2230	9,330.3
Zimbabwe	2210	9,246.6
Guatemala	2170	9,079.3
Liberia	2160	9,037.4
North Korea	2150	8,995.6
Togo	2150	8,995.6
Madagascar	2130	8,911.9
Malawi	2130	8,911.9
Palestinian territories	2130	8,911.9
Sierra Leone	2130	8,911.9
Tajikistan	2130	8,911.9
Bolivia	2090	8,744.6
Mozambique	2070	8,660.9
Kenya	2060	8,619
Rwanda	2050	8,577.2
Chad	2040	8,535.4
Yemen	2030	8,493.5
East Timor	2020	8,451.7
	2020	8,451.7
Central African Republic	1960	8,200.6
Angola	1950	8,158.8
Ethiopia	1950	8,158.8
Zambia	1890	7,907.8
Comoros	1860	7,782.2
Haiti	1850	7,740.4
Burundi	1680	7,029.1
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1590	6,652.6
Eritrea	1590	6,652.6