Italy vs Poland: Daily supply of calories per person
Italy
3,753 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Poland
3,730 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Italy rank
8th
Poland rank
10th
Daily supply of calories per person over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3,753 kilocalories per day against 3,730 kilocalories per day in Poland, a difference of 23 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Poland ahead.
Italy ranks 8th and Poland ranks 10th of 191 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2,324 kilocalories per day | 2,494 kilocalories per day | 170.5 kilocalories per day | Poland |
| 1960s | 3,145 kilocalories per day | 3,348 kilocalories per day | 203.04 kilocalories per day | Poland |
| 1970s | 3,464 kilocalories per day | 3,528 kilocalories per day | 64.65 kilocalories per day | Poland |
| 1980s | 3,471 kilocalories per day | 3,420 kilocalories per day | 51.77 kilocalories per day | Italy |
| 1990s | 3,558 kilocalories per day | 3,355 kilocalories per day | 202.22 kilocalories per day | Italy |
| 2000s | 3,633 kilocalories per day | 3,402 kilocalories per day | 231.83 kilocalories per day | Italy |
| 2010s | 3,583 kilocalories per day | 3,453 kilocalories per day | 129.84 kilocalories per day | Italy |
| 2020s | 3,704 kilocalories per day | 3,690 kilocalories per day | 13.53 kilocalories per day | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily supply of calories per person, Italy or Poland?
- Italy, at 3,753 kilocalories per day against 3,730 kilocalories per day in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily supply of calories per person between Italy and Poland?
- 23 kilocalories per day, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for daily supply of calories per person?
- Italy ranks 8th and Poland ranks 10th 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.