Canada vs Japan: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines

Canada
313.68 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Japan
315.83 kilograms per year per capita
in 2022
Canada rank
83rd
Japan rank
82nd

Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines over time

  • Canada
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 315.83 kilograms per year per capita against 313.68 kilograms per year per capita in Canada, a difference of 2.16 kilograms per year per capita.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Canada ranks 83rd and Japan ranks 82nd of 191 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Unit
kilograms per year per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.