China vs Malaysia: Daily per capita fat supply
China
100.38 grams of fat per day per capita
in 2023
Malaysia
100.94 grams of fat per day per capita
in 2023
China rank
89th
Malaysia rank
88th
Daily per capita fat supply over time
- China
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 100.94 grams of fat per day per capita against 100.38 grams of fat per day per capita in China, a difference of 0.56 grams of fat per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
China ranks 89th and Malaysia ranks 88th of 191 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.89 grams of fat per day per capita | 55.35 grams of fat per day per capita | 34.46 grams of fat per day per capita | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 25.27 grams of fat per day per capita | 67.47 grams of fat per day per capita | 42.2 grams of fat per day per capita | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 41.38 grams of fat per day per capita | 90.87 grams of fat per day per capita | 49.48 grams of fat per day per capita | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 62.47 grams of fat per day per capita | 88.25 grams of fat per day per capita | 25.79 grams of fat per day per capita | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 82 grams of fat per day per capita | 85.56 grams of fat per day per capita | 3.55 grams of fat per day per capita | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 85.22 grams of fat per day per capita | 92.58 grams of fat per day per capita | 7.36 grams of fat per day per capita | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 95.01 grams of fat per day per capita | 101.51 grams of fat per day per capita | 6.5 grams of fat per day per capita | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily per capita fat supply, China or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 100.94 grams of fat per day per capita against 100.38 grams of fat per day per capita in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita fat supply between China and Malaysia?
- 0.56 grams of fat per day per capita, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Malaysia rank globally for daily per capita fat supply?
- China ranks 89th and Malaysia ranks 88th 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.
Individual pages
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.