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China vs USSR: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines

China
1,131 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
USSR
238.49 kilograms per year per capita
in 1991
China rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

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

  • China
  • USSR
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How they compare

China currently reports 1,131 kilograms per year per capita against 238.49 kilograms per year per capita in USSR, a difference of 892.36 kilograms per year per capita.

That makes China's figure about 4.7 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st 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.