Food consumption in Czechia dropped slightly in 2023

Food consumption in the Czech Republic fell to 788 kilograms per capita last year, down by about 12 kilograms year-on-year, according to data released by the Czech Statistics Office. People consumed less milk, pork, pulses, fruit and vegetables, while they ate more bread, pasta, beef and poultry meat.

The Office also calculated the country’s food self-sufficiency. While in 1989 the Czech Republic was almost self-sufficient in all basic food products, last year the self-sufficiency rate was 78 percent.