Ecuador vs Peru: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Ecuador
27.58 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Peru
30.57 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Ecuador rank
154th
Peru rank
151st
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 30.57 kilocalories per day per capita against 27.58 kilocalories per day per capita in Ecuador, a difference of 2.99 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Ecuador ranks 154th and Peru ranks 151st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.82 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.81 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.98 kilocalories per day per capita | Peru |
| 1970s | 10.61 kilocalories per day per capita | 10.17 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4438 kilocalories per day per capita | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 9.94 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.5 kilocalories per day per capita | Peru |
| 1990s | 18.06 kilocalories per day per capita | 19.46 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.4 kilocalories per day per capita | Peru |
| 2000s | 19.97 kilocalories per day per capita | 50.78 kilocalories per day per capita | 30.8 kilocalories per day per capita | Peru |
| 2010s | 29.95 kilocalories per day per capita | 25.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.38 kilocalories per day per capita | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 28.61 kilocalories per day per capita | 32.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.84 kilocalories per day per capita | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Ecuador or Peru?
- Peru, at 30.57 kilocalories per day per capita against 27.58 kilocalories per day per capita in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Ecuador and Peru?
- 2.99 kilocalories per day per capita, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Ecuador ranks 154th and Peru ranks 151st 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.