Barbados vs Iceland: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Barbados
214.97 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Iceland
203.41 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Barbados rank
6th
Iceland rank
9th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Barbados
- Iceland
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 214.97 kilocalories per day per capita against 203.41 kilocalories per day per capita in Iceland, a difference of 11.56 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Barbados ranks 6th and Iceland ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.06 kilocalories per day per capita | 67.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 48.98 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 1970s | 44.24 kilocalories per day per capita | 72.67 kilocalories per day per capita | 28.43 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 1980s | 66.59 kilocalories per day per capita | 122.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 55.55 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 1990s | 63.46 kilocalories per day per capita | 115.12 kilocalories per day per capita | 51.66 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 2000s | 82.86 kilocalories per day per capita | 131.4 kilocalories per day per capita | 48.54 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 2010s | 173.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 180.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.07 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
| 2020s | 193.41 kilocalories per day per capita | 202.86 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.45 kilocalories per day per capita | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Barbados or Iceland?
- Barbados, at 214.97 kilocalories per day per capita against 203.41 kilocalories per day per capita in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Barbados and Iceland?
- 11.56 kilocalories per day per capita, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Iceland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Iceland rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Barbados ranks 6th and Iceland ranks 9th of 192 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 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.