Comprehensive data on food supply and consumption is published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Data was analyzed by The Global Graph and is published in these below Highlights, Graphs and Tables (Data Quality & definitions)
As per United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), average person in Samoa gets their caloric supply from :
Carbohydrates : 68.01%68.01%
Fat : 64.41%64.41%
Animal protein : 10.86%10.86%
Plant protein : 6.45%6.45%
49.72% increase in caloric supply : Currently Samoa gets 2960/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 1977/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Oils & Fats, Meat and Cereals & Grains are three major diet compositions in Samoa
Wheat, Rice and Maize are three major Cereal preferences in Samoa
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Samoa average intake is 66.71 grams
Bananas, Pineapples and Apples are three major Fruit Types Intake in Samoa
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Samoa average Fruit intake is 551.37grams
In Samoa, average male height is in the increasing trend and female height is in decreasing trend
75.10% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in Samoa is in the range of obese and Average Female BMI is in range of obese (BMI = Body Mass Index - The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to 25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to 30.0 as 'obese')
