Kenya vs Suriname: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Kenya
152.29 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Suriname
159.93 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Kenya rank
136th
Suriname rank
135th
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines over time
- Kenya
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 159.93 kilograms per year per capita against 152.29 kilograms per year per capita in Kenya, a difference of 7.64 kilograms per year per capita.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 136th and Suriname ranks 135th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.14 kilograms per year per capita | 54.18 kilograms per year per capita | 21.96 kilograms per year per capita | Kenya |
| 1970s | 67.45 kilograms per year per capita | 41.6 kilograms per year per capita | 25.85 kilograms per year per capita | Kenya |
| 1980s | 68.29 kilograms per year per capita | 74.95 kilograms per year per capita | 6.66 kilograms per year per capita | Suriname |
| 1990s | 130.88 kilograms per year per capita | 194.24 kilograms per year per capita | 63.37 kilograms per year per capita | Suriname |
| 2000s | 126.88 kilograms per year per capita | 153.84 kilograms per year per capita | 26.95 kilograms per year per capita | Suriname |
| 2010s | 131.34 kilograms per year per capita | 215.1 kilograms per year per capita | 83.76 kilograms per year per capita | Suriname |
| 2020s | 167.17 kilograms per year per capita | 167.64 kilograms per year per capita | 0.4715 kilograms per year per capita | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines, Kenya or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 159.93 kilograms per year per capita against 152.29 kilograms per year per capita in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines between Kenya and Suriname?
- 7.64 kilograms per year per capita, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Suriname rank globally for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?
- Kenya ranks 136th and Suriname ranks 135th 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.