Australia vs Canada: Daily supply of calories per person

Australia
3,562 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Canada
3,590 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Australia rank
16th
Canada rank
15th

Daily supply of calories per person over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 3,590 kilocalories per day against 3,562 kilocalories per day in Australia, a difference of 28.11 kilocalories per day.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 16th and Canada ranks 15th of 191 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Daily supply of calories per person
Unit
kilocalories per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,444 data points, 1274–2023
Last refreshed

Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.