Australia vs Botswana: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Australia
100.55 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Botswana
99.17 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Australia rank
51st
Botswana rank
54th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Australia
- Botswana
How they compare
Australia currently reports 100.55 kilocalories per day per capita against 99.17 kilocalories per day per capita in Botswana, a difference of 1.38 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 51st and Botswana ranks 54th of 192 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.84 kilocalories per day per capita | 17.71 kilocalories per day per capita | 22.13 kilocalories per day per capita | Australia |
| 1970s | 46.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 26.02 kilocalories per day per capita | 20.47 kilocalories per day per capita | Australia |
| 1980s | 41.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 25.19 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.3 kilocalories per day per capita | Australia |
| 1990s | 45.17 kilocalories per day per capita | 36.89 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.27 kilocalories per day per capita | Australia |
| 2000s | 54.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 42.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.28 kilocalories per day per capita | Australia |
| 2010s | 118.33 kilocalories per day per capita | 89.73 kilocalories per day per capita | 28.61 kilocalories per day per capita | Australia |
| 2020s | 107.69 kilocalories per day per capita | 103.99 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.7 kilocalories per day per capita | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Australia or Botswana?
- Australia, at 100.55 kilocalories per day per capita against 99.17 kilocalories per day per capita in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Australia and Botswana?
- 1.38 kilocalories per day per capita, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Australia ranks 51st and Botswana ranks 54th of 192 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 compositions by commodity group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day.