Costa Rica vs Kenya: Dietary composition by country
Costa Rica
2.01 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Kenya
1.68 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
147th
Kenya rank
149th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.01 kilocalories per day per capita against 1.68 kilocalories per day per capita in Kenya, a difference of 0.33 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 147th and Kenya ranks 149th of 191 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.33 kilocalories per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 5.3 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.0994 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.2 kilocalories per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.08 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.08 kilocalories per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.39 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.39 kilocalories per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5.16 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.16 kilocalories per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.664 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.65 kilocalories per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.55 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.61 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9375 kilocalories per day per capita | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Costa Rica, at 2.01 kilocalories per day per capita against 1.68 kilocalories per day per capita in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.33 kilocalories per day per capita, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Costa Rica ranks 147th and Kenya ranks 149th 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.