Nepal vs United States: Dietary composition by country
Nepal
0.81 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
United States
0.84 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Nepal rank
166th
United States rank
165th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Nepal
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.84 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.81 kilocalories per day per capita in Nepal, a difference of 0.03 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Nepal ranks 166th and United States ranks 165th of 191 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | United States | 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 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1980s | 0.74 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.74 kilocalories per day per capita | Nepal |
| 1990s | 4.09 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.09 kilocalories per day per capita | Nepal |
| 2000s | 1.24 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.24 kilocalories per day per capita | Nepal |
| 2010s | 1.73 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.73 kilocalories per day per capita | Nepal |
| 2020s | 1.63 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.585 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.05 kilocalories per day per capita | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Nepal or United States?
- United States, at 0.84 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.81 kilocalories per day per capita in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Nepal and United States?
- 0.03 kilocalories per day per capita, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and United States rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Nepal ranks 166th and United States ranks 165th 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.