Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 23 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in United States of America, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 23 percent for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in United States of America peaked at 25 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 23 percent, in 2016.
That places United States of America 177th out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in United States of America, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25 percent | — |
| 2002 | 25 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24 percent | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 24 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25 percent | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 24 percent | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 24 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23 percent | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 23 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23 percent | +0.0% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 23 percent is below the median for high income countries, which is 31 percent, 74% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.33 percent | 24 percent | 25 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.6 percent | 23 percent | 24 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 23 percent | 23 percent | 23 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More energy & mining data for United States of America
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in United States of America?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in United States of America was 23 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 25 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 percent in 2016.
- How does United States of America rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- United States of America ranks 177th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.