Costa Rica vs India: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Costa Rica
37.89 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
India
38.22 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
136th
India rank
135th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Costa Rica
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 38.22 kilocalories per day per capita against 37.89 kilocalories per day per capita in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.33 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 136th and India ranks 135th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.41 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.79 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.38 kilocalories per day per capita | India |
| 1970s | 23.29 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.54 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.75 kilocalories per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 25 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.39 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.61 kilocalories per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 38.47 kilocalories per day per capita | 17.92 kilocalories per day per capita | 20.55 kilocalories per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 27.72 kilocalories per day per capita | 19.94 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.79 kilocalories per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 32.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 23.12 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.25 kilocalories per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 34.48 kilocalories per day per capita | 32.42 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.06 kilocalories per day per capita | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Costa Rica or India?
- India, at 38.22 kilocalories per day per capita against 37.89 kilocalories per day per capita in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Costa Rica and India?
- 0.33 kilocalories per day per capita, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and India rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Costa Rica ranks 136th and India ranks 135th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.