Canada vs Norway: Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Canada
307.48 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Norway
311.89 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Canada rank
49th
Norway rank
46th
Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 311.89 kilograms per year per capita against 307.48 kilograms per year per capita in Canada, a difference of 4.41 kilograms per year per capita.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 49th and Norway ranks 46th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 243.38 kilograms per year per capita | 202.36 kilograms per year per capita | 41.01 kilograms per year per capita | Canada |
| 1970s | 269.4 kilograms per year per capita | 228.93 kilograms per year per capita | 40.47 kilograms per year per capita | Canada |
| 1980s | 316.38 kilograms per year per capita | 265.53 kilograms per year per capita | 50.85 kilograms per year per capita | Canada |
| 1990s | 321.47 kilograms per year per capita | 274.47 kilograms per year per capita | 46.99 kilograms per year per capita | Canada |
| 2000s | 350.18 kilograms per year per capita | 350.89 kilograms per year per capita | 0.7193 kilograms per year per capita | Norway |
| 2010s | 365.96 kilograms per year per capita | 385.64 kilograms per year per capita | 19.68 kilograms per year per capita | Norway |
| 2020s | 331.53 kilograms per year per capita | 341.86 kilograms per year per capita | 10.34 kilograms per year per capita | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines, Canada or Norway?
- Norway, at 311.89 kilograms per year per capita against 307.48 kilograms per year per capita in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines between Canada and Norway?
- 4.41 kilograms per year per capita, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?
- Canada ranks 49th and Norway ranks 46th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Average per capita fruit intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.