Depth of the food deficit

18 (Kcal per person per day) in 2016

United Arab Emirates food deficit was at level of 18 kcal per person per day in 2016, down from 22 kcal per person per day previous year, this is a change of 18.18%.

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The number of calories needed to lift the undernourished from their status, everything else being constant. The average intensity of food deprivation of the undernourished, estimated as the difference between the average dietary energy requirement and the average dietary energy consumption of the undernourished population (food-deprived), is multiplied by the number of undernourished to provide an estimate of the total food deficit in the country, which is then normalized by the total population.

Date Value Change, %
2016 18 -18.18%
2015 22 -15.38%
2014 26 -13.33%
2013 30 -9.09%
2012 33 -2.94%
2011 34 -2.86%
2010 35 6.06%
2009 33 13.79%
2008 29 20.83%
2007 24 33.33%
2006 18 28.57%
2005 14