Argentina vs United States: Dietary composition by country
Argentina
0.9797 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2009
United States
0.84 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Argentina rank
162nd
United States rank
165th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Argentina
- United States
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.9797 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.84 kilocalories per day per capita in United States, a difference of 0.1397 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Argentina ranks 162nd and United States ranks 165th of 191 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1990s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 2000s | 0.4911 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4911 kilocalories per day per capita | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Argentina or United States?
- Argentina, at 0.9797 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.84 kilocalories per day per capita in United States as of 2009.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Argentina and United States?
- 0.1397 kilocalories per day per capita, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2009.
- How do Argentina and United States rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Argentina ranks 162nd and United States ranks 165th 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 Dietary composition by country. 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.