Guinea vs Japan: Dietary composition by country
Guinea
9.49 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Japan
9.21 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2022
Guinea rank
98th
Japan rank
100th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Guinea
- Japan
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 9.49 kilocalories per day per capita against 9.21 kilocalories per day per capita in Japan, a difference of 0.28 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Guinea ranks 98th and Japan ranks 100th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.0978 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.0978 kilocalories per day per capita | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.1823 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.09 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9056 kilocalories per day per capita | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.42 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1643 kilocalories per day per capita | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.46 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.47 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.02 kilocalories per day per capita | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.5 kilocalories per day per capita | 10.97 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.48 kilocalories per day per capita | Japan |
| 2020s | 9.54 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4075 kilocalories per day per capita | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Guinea or Japan?
- Guinea, at 9.49 kilocalories per day per capita against 9.21 kilocalories per day per capita in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Guinea and Japan?
- 0.28 kilocalories per day per capita, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Japan?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Guinea and Japan rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Guinea ranks 98th and Japan ranks 100th 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.