Canada vs United States: Daily per capita fat supply
Daily per capita fat supply over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 183.84 grams of fat per day per capita against 163.09 grams of fat per day per capita in Canada, a difference of 20.75 grams of fat per day per capita.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 191 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 111.5 grams of fat per day per capita | 116.13 grams of fat per day per capita | 4.63 grams of fat per day per capita | United States |
| 1970s | 116.53 grams of fat per day per capita | 122.31 grams of fat per day per capita | 5.79 grams of fat per day per capita | United States |
| 1980s | 125.6 grams of fat per day per capita | 136.73 grams of fat per day per capita | 11.13 grams of fat per day per capita | United States |
| 1990s | 135.59 grams of fat per day per capita | 142.12 grams of fat per day per capita | 6.52 grams of fat per day per capita | United States |
| 2000s | 144.66 grams of fat per day per capita | 161.43 grams of fat per day per capita | 16.77 grams of fat per day per capita | United States |
| 2010s | 154.7 grams of fat per day per capita | 164.33 grams of fat per day per capita | 9.63 grams of fat per day per capita | United States |
| 2020s | 160.69 grams of fat per day per capita | 179.5 grams of fat per day per capita | 18.81 grams of fat per day per capita | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily per capita fat supply, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 183.84 grams of fat per day per capita against 163.09 grams of fat per day per capita in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita fat supply between Canada and United States?
- 20.75 grams of fat per day per capita, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for daily per capita fat supply?
- Canada ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Daily per capita fat supply. 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. This is the total of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock.