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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
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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 191 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Dietary compositions by commodity group
Unit
kilocalories per day per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day.