India vs Japan: Daily supply of calories per person
India
2,668 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Japan
2,670 kilocalories per day
in 2022
India rank
141st
Japan rank
140th
Daily supply of calories per person over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2,670 kilocalories per day against 2,668 kilocalories per day in India, a difference of 2 kilocalories per day.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
India ranks 141st and Japan ranks 140th of 191 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,570 kilocalories per day | 1,795 kilocalories per day | 225 kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 1960s | 2,030 kilocalories per day | 2,540 kilocalories per day | 509.33 kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 1970s | 2,069 kilocalories per day | 2,696 kilocalories per day | 626.38 kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 1980s | 2,190 kilocalories per day | 2,824 kilocalories per day | 634.03 kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 1990s | 2,310 kilocalories per day | 2,901 kilocalories per day | 591.49 kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 2000s | 2,285 kilocalories per day | 2,793 kilocalories per day | 507.65 kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,447 kilocalories per day | 2,687 kilocalories per day | 239.89 kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 2020s | 2,562 kilocalories per day | 2,658 kilocalories per day | 96.01 kilocalories per day | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily supply of calories per person, India or Japan?
- Japan, at 2,670 kilocalories per day against 2,668 kilocalories per day in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in daily supply of calories per person between India and Japan?
- 2 kilocalories per day, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2022.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for daily supply of calories per person?
- India ranks 141st and Japan ranks 140th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.