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 Daily supply of calories per person (food composition table 1999) ( kcal/ inhab.)
Characteristic Description
Name Daily supply of calories per person (food composition table 1999) ( kcal/ inhab.) by Type of food product; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Portuguese food balance
First available period 1990
Last available period 2012
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (Portugal)
  • Type of food product
Concepts
  • RESIDENT POPULATION:  The persons who regardless of the fact that at the moment of observation ' 0:00 a.m. of the reference day ' are present or absent in a given housing unit, this unit being where they live during most of the year with their family, or where they have all or most of their belongings.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION:  Average consumption in kilograms or litres per inhabitant during the reference period, basing the calculation on the resident population in the area at mid-year or year end depending on the reference period in question.
Measure unit (symbol) Kilocalorie/ inhabitant (kcal/ inhab.)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 28/03/2014


information presented in 24/10/2025