About
Created by Isin Kosemen for the Pacific Dataviz Challenge 2023.
Data Source
The food security data utilized in this interactive data visualization is sourced from The Pacific Data Hub (PDH) in accordance with specified challenge requirements. Click here to access the data.
World Average Dietary Energy Supply (DES)
The world's average dietary energy supply, measured in calories per capita per day, has demonstrated a consistent upward trend. Over the period spanning from 2017 to 2019, this average has risen to approximately 2,870 kcal per person per day. This data is sourced from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Statistical Yearbook for World Food and Agriculture 2020.
World Food and Agriculture - Statistical Yearbook 2020: https://www.fao.org/family-farming/detail/en/c/1316738/
The complete text of the yearbook is accessible at: https://www.fao.org/3/cb1329en/CB1329EN.pdf
Methodology
For the purpose of this interactive data visualization, the value of 2,870 kcal/capita/day serves as a vital reference point for gauging average dietary energy consumption for Poverty, Non-Poverty, Urban, and Rural areas. The nested circles index provides a clear visual representation of each food category's value in kcal/capita/day and its contribution to the total calorie intake.
The color legend in this visualization represents the percentage of households that consumed less than the average number of products within the respective food category. The legend spans from 20% to 100%, with distinct colors indicating different levels of consumption, making it easy to interpret the data at a glance.
The labels for bubbles correspond to the top 5 food categories, highlighting their significance in terms of their share in daily calorie intake, providing key insights into dietary habits.
Abbreviations are used for simpler representation of each food category label.
| Food Category | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Alcoholic beverages | Alcoholic drinks |
| Cereals and cereal products | Cereals |
| Eggs | Eggs |
| Fish and fish products | Fish |
| Fruits and fruit products | Fruits |
| Meals consumed away from home | Out of home meals |
| Meat and meat products | Meat |
| Milk and cheese | Dairy |
| Miscellaneous and prepared foods | Misc. |
| Non-alcoholic beverages | Non-alcoholic drinks |
| Oils and fats | Oils & fats |
| Oils crops | Oil crops |
| Roots and tubers | Roots & tubers |
| Spices and additive | Spices & additive |
| Stimulants | Stimulants |
| Sugars and syrups | Sugars |
| Tobacco/kava | Tobacco/kava |
| Tree nuts | Tree nuts |
| Vegetable oils and fats | Vegetable oils & fats |
| Vegetables and vegetable products | Vegetables |
| Pulses | Pulses |