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
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) 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.