Brunei vs Guyana: Dietary composition by country

Brunei
48.1 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2009
Guyana
43.49 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Brunei rank
27th
Guyana rank
30th

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Brunei
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 48.1 kilocalories per day per capita against 43.49 kilocalories per day per capita in Guyana, a difference of 4.61 kilocalories per day per capita.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.

Brunei ranks 27th and Guyana ranks 30th of 191 countries.

Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Guyana Difference Ahead
1960s 7.45 kilocalories per day per capita 3.59 kilocalories per day per capita 3.86 kilocalories per day per capita Brunei
1970s 13.44 kilocalories per day per capita 7.28 kilocalories per day per capita 6.16 kilocalories per day per capita Brunei
1980s 26.94 kilocalories per day per capita 6.07 kilocalories per day per capita 20.87 kilocalories per day per capita Brunei
1990s 30.9 kilocalories per day per capita 6.07 kilocalories per day per capita 24.83 kilocalories per day per capita Brunei
2000s 38.46 kilocalories per day per capita 5.95 kilocalories per day per capita 32.51 kilocalories per day per capita Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dietary composition by country, Brunei or Guyana?
Brunei, at 48.1 kilocalories per day per capita against 43.49 kilocalories per day per capita in Guyana as of 2009.
What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Brunei and Guyana?
4.61 kilocalories per day per capita, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Guyana?
49 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2009.
How do Brunei and Guyana rank globally for dietary composition by country?
Brunei ranks 27th and Guyana ranks 30th 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

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

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.