Colombia vs Italy: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Colombia
24.93 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Italy
26.03 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Colombia rank
157th
Italy rank
155th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Colombia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 26.03 kilocalories per day per capita against 24.93 kilocalories per day per capita in Colombia, a difference of 1.1 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 157th and Italy ranks 155th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.26 kilocalories per day per capita | Colombia |
| 1970s | 20.77 kilocalories per day per capita | 18.68 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.09 kilocalories per day per capita | Colombia |
| 1980s | 19.55 kilocalories per day per capita | 22.75 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.19 kilocalories per day per capita | Italy |
| 1990s | 17.9 kilocalories per day per capita | 25.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.46 kilocalories per day per capita | Italy |
| 2000s | 19.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 28.57 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.97 kilocalories per day per capita | Italy |
| 2010s | 29.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 25.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.48 kilocalories per day per capita | Colombia |
| 2020s | 28.27 kilocalories per day per capita | 25.77 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.5 kilocalories per day per capita | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Colombia or Italy?
- Italy, at 26.03 kilocalories per day per capita against 24.93 kilocalories per day per capita in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Colombia and Italy?
- 1.1 kilocalories per day per capita, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Italy rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Colombia ranks 157th and Italy ranks 155th 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.