• Australia - distribution of children meeting daily vegetable intake by age 2018

In 2018, 94.4 percent of children aged 14 to 17 years old in Australia had an inadequate intake of vegetables. From as young as two years old the proportion of children eating enough vegetables per day is higher than any other age group, but this is still low at under 20 percent of children between 2 and 3 years old.

Share of children who meet recommendations for daily vegetable intake in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group

Characteristic	Adequate vegetable intake	Inadequate vegetable intake
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Release date

December 2018

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

July 2017 to June 2018

Number of respondents

21,300 respondents

Age group

2-17 years

Supplementary notes

Recommended serves of vegetables per day:
Children aged 2-3: 2.5 serves.
Children aged 4-8: 4.5 serves.
Children aged 9-11: 5 serves.
Children aged 12-19: 5.5 serves.
One serve corresponds to half a cup of cooked vegetables (including legumes) or one cup of salad vegetables which is equivalent to approximately 75 grams.
Vegetable juice was excluded from the data.
Includes potatoes and legumes.
Figures have been estimated by the source.
Percentage points not equalling 100 percent are probably due to rounding.