Ghana vs Italy: Dietary composition by country
Ghana
5.87 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Italy
5.83 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Ghana rank
114th
Italy rank
115th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Ghana
- Italy
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 5.87 kilocalories per day per capita against 5.83 kilocalories per day per capita in Italy, a difference of 0.04 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 114th and Italy ranks 115th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5559 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9532 kilocalories per day per capita | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.5773 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8992 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.3219 kilocalories per day per capita | Italy |
| 1980s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8983 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8983 kilocalories per day per capita | Italy |
| 1990s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.09 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.09 kilocalories per day per capita | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.0953 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.01 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.92 kilocalories per day per capita | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.65 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.84 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.19 kilocalories per day per capita | Italy |
| 2020s | 7.12 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.17 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.95 kilocalories per day per capita | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Ghana or Italy?
- Ghana, at 5.87 kilocalories per day per capita against 5.83 kilocalories per day per capita in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Ghana and Italy?
- 0.04 kilocalories per day per capita, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Italy rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Ghana ranks 114th and Italy ranks 115th 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.