Costa Rica vs Lithuania: Dietary composition by country

Costa Rica
2.01 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Lithuania
2.2 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
147th
Lithuania rank
146th

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lithuania
05101520196119922023

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 2.2 kilocalories per day per capita against 2.01 kilocalories per day per capita in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.19 kilocalories per day per capita.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Lithuania ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 147th and Lithuania ranks 146th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lithuania Difference Ahead
1990s 1.73 kilocalories per day per capita 2.63 kilocalories per day per capita 0.8978 kilocalories per day per capita Lithuania
2000s 5.16 kilocalories per day per capita 8.31 kilocalories per day per capita 3.14 kilocalories per day per capita Lithuania
2010s 4.31 kilocalories per day per capita 3.59 kilocalories per day per capita 0.723 kilocalories per day per capita Costa Rica
2020s 2.55 kilocalories per day per capita 2.2 kilocalories per day per capita 0.3475 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 Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 2.2 kilocalories per day per capita against 2.01 kilocalories per day per capita in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Costa Rica and Lithuania?
0.19 kilocalories per day per capita, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lithuania?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Lithuania rank globally for dietary composition by country?
Costa Rica ranks 147th and Lithuania ranks 146th 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.