Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Dietary composition by country
Kuwait
42.5 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
41.58 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Kuwait rank
31st
Saudi Arabia rank
33rd
Dietary composition by country over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 42.5 kilocalories per day per capita against 41.58 kilocalories per day per capita in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.92 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 33rd of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.75 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.3868 kilocalories per day per capita | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 11.05 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.75 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.29 kilocalories per day per capita | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 17.79 kilocalories per day per capita | 20.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.19 kilocalories per day per capita | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 21.05 kilocalories per day per capita | 10.79 kilocalories per day per capita | 10.26 kilocalories per day per capita | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 27.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 19.47 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.5 kilocalories per day per capita | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 40.9 kilocalories per day per capita | 31.87 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.03 kilocalories per day per capita | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 41.61 kilocalories per day per capita | 34.03 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.58 kilocalories per day per capita | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 42.5 kilocalories per day per capita against 41.58 kilocalories per day per capita in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.92 kilocalories per day per capita, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Kuwait ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 33rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.