Canada vs El Salvador: Dietary composition by country
Canada
23.21 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
El Salvador
22.57 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Canada rank
59th
El Salvador rank
61st
Dietary composition by country over time
- Canada
- El Salvador
How they compare
Canada currently reports 23.21 kilocalories per day per capita against 22.57 kilocalories per day per capita in El Salvador, a difference of 0.64 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 59th and El Salvador ranks 61st of 191 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1129 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.22 kilocalories per day per capita | Canada |
| 1970s | 4.1 kilocalories per day per capita | 4 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.0996 kilocalories per day per capita | Canada |
| 1980s | 4.39 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.09 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.3 kilocalories per day per capita | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.18 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.7 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.48 kilocalories per day per capita | Canada |
| 2000s | 8.66 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1509 kilocalories per day per capita | Canada |
| 2010s | 27.71 kilocalories per day per capita | 24.41 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.3 kilocalories per day per capita | Canada |
| 2020s | 25.62 kilocalories per day per capita | 24.02 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.61 kilocalories per day per capita | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Canada or El Salvador?
- Canada, at 23.21 kilocalories per day per capita against 22.57 kilocalories per day per capita in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Canada and El Salvador?
- 0.64 kilocalories per day per capita, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and El Salvador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and El Salvador rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Canada ranks 59th and El Salvador ranks 61st 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
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.