Jordan vs Yemen: Dietary composition by country
Jordan
7.74 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Yemen
8 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Jordan rank
106th
Yemen rank
104th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Jordan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 8 kilocalories per day per capita against 7.74 kilocalories per day per capita in Jordan, a difference of 0.26 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Yemen ahead.
Jordan ranks 106th and Yemen ranks 104th of 191 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.33 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8933 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.43 kilocalories per day per capita | Jordan |
| 1970s | 3.24 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.66 kilocalories per day per capita | Jordan |
| 1980s | 2.4 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.25 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.15 kilocalories per day per capita | Jordan |
| 1990s | 1.09 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9739 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1161 kilocalories per day per capita | Jordan |
| 2000s | 2.06 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.3086 kilocalories per day per capita | Jordan |
| 2010s | 8.1 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.06 kilocalories per day per capita | Jordan |
| 2020s | 12.09 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.65 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.44 kilocalories per day per capita | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Jordan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 8 kilocalories per day per capita against 7.74 kilocalories per day per capita in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Jordan and Yemen?
- 0.26 kilocalories per day per capita, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Yemen?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Yemen rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Jordan ranks 106th and Yemen ranks 104th 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.