Botswana vs Suriname: Dietary composition by country

Botswana
54.22 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Suriname
53.17 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Botswana rank
22nd
Suriname rank
24th

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Botswana
  • Suriname
0204060196119922023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 54.22 kilocalories per day per capita against 53.17 kilocalories per day per capita in Suriname, a difference of 1.05 kilocalories per day per capita.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.

Botswana ranks 22nd and Suriname ranks 24th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kilocalories per day per capita 5.19 kilocalories per day per capita 5.19 kilocalories per day per capita Suriname
1970s 0 kilocalories per day per capita 11.18 kilocalories per day per capita 11.18 kilocalories per day per capita Suriname
1980s 0.5286 kilocalories per day per capita 6.05 kilocalories per day per capita 5.52 kilocalories per day per capita Suriname
1990s 4.86 kilocalories per day per capita 4.2 kilocalories per day per capita 0.6593 kilocalories per day per capita Botswana
2000s 10.55 kilocalories per day per capita 17.4 kilocalories per day per capita 6.85 kilocalories per day per capita Suriname
2010s 49.51 kilocalories per day per capita 49.95 kilocalories per day per capita 0.4334 kilocalories per day per capita Suriname
2020s 57.63 kilocalories per day per capita 47.32 kilocalories per day per capita 10.31 kilocalories per day per capita Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dietary composition by country, Botswana or Suriname?
Botswana, at 54.22 kilocalories per day per capita against 53.17 kilocalories per day per capita in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Botswana and Suriname?
1.05 kilocalories per day per capita, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Suriname?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Suriname rank globally for dietary composition by country?
Botswana ranks 22nd and Suriname ranks 24th 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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