Cuba vs Taiwan: Dietary composition by country
Cuba
4.58 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2019
Taiwan
4.81 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Cuba rank
123rd
Taiwan rank
120th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Cuba
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 4.81 kilocalories per day per capita against 4.58 kilocalories per day per capita in Cuba, a difference of 0.23 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 123rd and Taiwan ranks 120th of 191 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5337 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.66 kilocalories per day per capita | Cuba |
| 1970s | 4.47 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.05 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.42 kilocalories per day per capita | Cuba |
| 1980s | 6.68 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.9 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.7856 kilocalories per day per capita | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.35 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.16 kilocalories per day per capita | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 15.76 kilocalories per day per capita | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 3.01 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.62 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.6 kilocalories per day per capita | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Cuba or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 4.81 kilocalories per day per capita against 4.58 kilocalories per day per capita in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Cuba and Taiwan?
- 0.23 kilocalories per day per capita, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Taiwan?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Cuba and Taiwan rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Cuba ranks 123rd and Taiwan ranks 120th 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.