Japan vs Sierra Leone: Dietary composition by country
Japan
9.21 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2022
Sierra Leone
9.11 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Japan rank
100th
Sierra Leone rank
101st
Dietary composition by country over time
- Japan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Japan currently reports 9.21 kilocalories per day per capita against 9.11 kilocalories per day per capita in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Japan ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 101st of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.67 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.67 kilocalories per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.0978 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.41 kilocalories per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.09 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9834 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1045 kilocalories per day per capita | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8521 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.7324 kilocalories per day per capita | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.47 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.02 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.45 kilocalories per day per capita | Japan |
| 2010s | 10.97 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.05 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.92 kilocalories per day per capita | Japan |
| 2020s | 9.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9358 kilocalories per day per capita | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Japan or Sierra Leone?
- Japan, at 9.21 kilocalories per day per capita against 9.11 kilocalories per day per capita in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Japan and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1 kilocalories per day per capita, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sierra Leone?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Sierra Leone rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Japan ranks 100th and Sierra Leone ranks 101st 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.