Ecuador vs Papua New Guinea: Dietary composition by country

Ecuador
7.08 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
7.12 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Ecuador rank
111th
Papua New Guinea rank
110th

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Ecuador
  • Papua New Guinea
02468196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 7.12 kilocalories per day per capita against 7.08 kilocalories per day per capita in Ecuador, a difference of 0.04 kilocalories per day per capita.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 111th and Papua New Guinea ranks 110th of 191 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 7.18 kilocalories per day per capita 6.74 kilocalories per day per capita 0.446 kilocalories per day per capita Ecuador
2020s 7.17 kilocalories per day per capita 7.43 kilocalories per day per capita 0.2625 kilocalories per day per capita Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dietary composition by country, Ecuador or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 7.12 kilocalories per day per capita against 7.08 kilocalories per day per capita in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
0.04 kilocalories per day per capita, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for dietary composition by country?
Ecuador ranks 111th and Papua New Guinea ranks 110th 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.