Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom: Dietary composition by country

Saudi Arabia
41.58
in 2023
United Kingdom
39.84
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
33rd
United Kingdom rank
35th

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Kingdom
0204060196119922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 41.58 against 39.84 in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.74.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 33rd and United Kingdom ranks 35th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 4.36 0 4.36 Saudi Arabia
1970s 8.75 0 8.75 Saudi Arabia
1980s 20.98 1.6 19.38 Saudi Arabia
1990s 10.79 5.11 5.69 Saudi Arabia
2000s 19.47 14.66 4.81 Saudi Arabia
2010s 31.87 45.1 13.23 United Kingdom
2020s 34.03 46.57 12.54 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dietary composition by country, Saudi Arabia or United Kingdom?
Saudi Arabia, at 41.58 against 39.84 in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom?
1.74, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom rank globally for dietary composition by country?
Saudi Arabia ranks 33rd and United Kingdom ranks 35th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom: Dietary composition by country. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/dietary-composition-by-country/saudi-arabia/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/dietary-composition-by-country/saudi-arabia/united-kingdom/">Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom: Dietary composition by country</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Dietary composition by country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 10,034 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed