China vs India: Dietary compositions by commodity group
China
39.05 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
India
38.22 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
China rank
134th
India rank
135th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 39.05 kilocalories per day per capita against 38.22 kilocalories per day per capita in India, a difference of 0.83 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
China ranks 134th and India ranks 135th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.86 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.79 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.93 kilocalories per day per capita | India |
| 1970s | 3.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.54 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.65 kilocalories per day per capita | India |
| 1980s | 4.52 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.39 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.88 kilocalories per day per capita | India |
| 1990s | 10.63 kilocalories per day per capita | 17.92 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.29 kilocalories per day per capita | India |
| 2000s | 18.22 kilocalories per day per capita | 19.94 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.71 kilocalories per day per capita | India |
| 2010s | 30.94 kilocalories per day per capita | 23.12 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.82 kilocalories per day per capita | China |
| 2020s | 38.47 kilocalories per day per capita | 32.42 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.05 kilocalories per day per capita | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, China or India?
- China, at 39.05 kilocalories per day per capita against 38.22 kilocalories per day per capita in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between China and India?
- 0.83 kilocalories per day per capita, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- China ranks 134th and India ranks 135th 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.