The per-capita value is also going to be inherently skewed above the recommended level due to that there's more room for eating over the recommended level than

The per-capita value is also going to be inherently skewed above the recommended level due to that there's more room for eating over the recommended level than eating below it. It's much easier to be stable at 3000 calories per day (due to either being already overweight or exercising a lot) than at 1000 calories per day.