Canada vs Nepal: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Canada
60.51 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Nepal
61.01 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Canada rank
95th
Nepal rank
93rd
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Canada
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 61.01 kilocalories per day per capita against 60.51 kilocalories per day per capita in Canada, a difference of 0.5 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 95th and Nepal ranks 93rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.91 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.47 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.44 kilocalories per day per capita | Canada |
| 1970s | 28.57 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.25 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.32 kilocalories per day per capita | Canada |
| 1980s | 24.33 kilocalories per day per capita | 18.69 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.64 kilocalories per day per capita | Canada |
| 1990s | 25.16 kilocalories per day per capita | 40.06 kilocalories per day per capita | 14.9 kilocalories per day per capita | Nepal |
| 2000s | 33.03 kilocalories per day per capita | 44.27 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.24 kilocalories per day per capita | Nepal |
| 2010s | 64.38 kilocalories per day per capita | 49.68 kilocalories per day per capita | 14.7 kilocalories per day per capita | Canada |
| 2020s | 65.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 65.28 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1475 kilocalories per day per capita | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Canada or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 61.01 kilocalories per day per capita against 60.51 kilocalories per day per capita in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Canada and Nepal?
- 0.5 kilocalories per day per capita, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nepal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Nepal rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Canada ranks 95th and Nepal ranks 93rd 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.