Malaysia vs Uruguay: Dietary composition by country

Malaysia

16.85 kilocalories per day per capita

in 2023

Uruguay

17.56 kilocalories per day per capita

in 2023

Malaysia rank

75th

Uruguay rank

73rd

Dietary composition by country over time

Malaysia
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 17.56 kilocalories per day per capita against 16.85 kilocalories per day per capita in Malaysia, a difference of 0.71 kilocalories per day per capita.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 75th and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 191 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Dietary composition by country
Unit: kilocalories per day per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 10,034 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.