摘要：Increasing incomes in many
countries boosted world average
calorie consumption to
record levels in 1995-97. Yet not all
countries saw significant gains in
food consumption, reflecting continued
disparity in purchasing
power between the poorest countries
and most other countries.
Average daily consumption
reached 2,754 calories per person in
1995-97, marking a 0.6 percent per
year increase from the 1970-72 level
of 2,413 calories (table 1). Growth
in world calorie consumption
between 1986-88 and 1995-97 was
somewhat slower relative to the
longer term trend, averaging 0.5
percent per year. Calorie consumption
does not record actual intake
of food, but, rather, is a measure of
the calories and food quantities
available for human consumption
(see box, ¡°Food Balance Sheet
Data¡±).
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