Barbados vs New Caledonia: Dietary composition by country

Barbados
153.98 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
New Caledonia
115.28 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Barbados rank
2nd
New Caledonia rank
5th

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Barbados
  • New Caledonia
050100150196119922023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 153.98 kilocalories per day per capita against 115.28 kilocalories per day per capita in New Caledonia, a difference of 38.7 kilocalories per day per capita.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times New Caledonia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Barbados ranks 2nd and New Caledonia ranks 5th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and New Caledonia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7482 kilocalories per day per capita 6.18 kilocalories per day per capita 5.43 kilocalories per day per capita New Caledonia
1970s 10.71 kilocalories per day per capita 6.5 kilocalories per day per capita 4.21 kilocalories per day per capita Barbados
1980s 28.72 kilocalories per day per capita 10.35 kilocalories per day per capita 18.37 kilocalories per day per capita Barbados
1990s 24.84 kilocalories per day per capita 14.84 kilocalories per day per capita 9.99 kilocalories per day per capita Barbados
2000s 46.27 kilocalories per day per capita 38.69 kilocalories per day per capita 7.58 kilocalories per day per capita Barbados
2010s 127.28 kilocalories per day per capita 77.59 kilocalories per day per capita 49.7 kilocalories per day per capita Barbados
2020s 137.59 kilocalories per day per capita 99.65 kilocalories per day per capita 37.95 kilocalories per day per capita Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dietary composition by country, Barbados or New Caledonia?
Barbados, at 153.98 kilocalories per day per capita against 115.28 kilocalories per day per capita in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Barbados and New Caledonia?
38.7 kilocalories per day per capita, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Caledonia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and New Caledonia rank globally for dietary composition by country?
Barbados ranks 2nd and New Caledonia ranks 5th 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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Indicator
Dietary composition by country
Unit
kilocalories per day per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 10,034 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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