Canada vs Spain: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Canada
313.68 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Spain
301.98 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Canada rank
83rd
Spain rank
85th
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 313.68 kilograms per year per capita against 301.98 kilograms per year per capita in Spain, a difference of 11.7 kilograms per year per capita.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Canada ranks 83rd and Spain ranks 85th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 220.56 kilograms per year per capita | 419.31 kilograms per year per capita | 198.75 kilograms per year per capita | Spain |
| 1970s | 249.14 kilograms per year per capita | 457.87 kilograms per year per capita | 208.73 kilograms per year per capita | Spain |
| 1980s | 296.23 kilograms per year per capita | 470.78 kilograms per year per capita | 174.56 kilograms per year per capita | Spain |
| 1990s | 323.19 kilograms per year per capita | 458.45 kilograms per year per capita | 135.26 kilograms per year per capita | Spain |
| 2000s | 327.36 kilograms per year per capita | 421.58 kilograms per year per capita | 94.22 kilograms per year per capita | Spain |
| 2010s | 349.35 kilograms per year per capita | 352.71 kilograms per year per capita | 3.36 kilograms per year per capita | Spain |
| 2020s | 330.27 kilograms per year per capita | 269.86 kilograms per year per capita | 60.4 kilograms per year per capita | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines, Canada or Spain?
- Canada, at 313.68 kilograms per year per capita against 301.98 kilograms per year per capita in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines between Canada and Spain?
- 11.7 kilograms per year per capita, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?
- Canada ranks 83rd and Spain ranks 85th 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 vegetable 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.