Australia vs East Timor: Dietary composition by country
Australia
30.77 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
East Timor
31.05 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Australia rank
43rd
East Timor rank
42nd
Dietary composition by country over time
- Australia
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 31.05 kilocalories per day per capita against 30.77 kilocalories per day per capita in Australia, a difference of 0.28 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was East Timor ahead.
Australia ranks 43rd and East Timor ranks 42nd of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.3607 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.3607 kilocalories per day per capita | East Timor |
| 1970s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.3014 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.3014 kilocalories per day per capita | East Timor |
| 1980s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9339 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9339 kilocalories per day per capita | East Timor |
| 1990s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.37 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.37 kilocalories per day per capita | East Timor |
| 2000s | 6.87 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.4 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.47 kilocalories per day per capita | Australia |
| 2010s | 38.03 kilocalories per day per capita | 23.84 kilocalories per day per capita | 14.19 kilocalories per day per capita | Australia |
| 2020s | 41.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 28.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.04 kilocalories per day per capita | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Australia or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 31.05 kilocalories per day per capita against 30.77 kilocalories per day per capita in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Australia and East Timor?
- 0.28 kilocalories per day per capita, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and East Timor?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and East Timor rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Australia ranks 43rd and East Timor ranks 42nd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.