Ghana vs Jordan: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Ghana
39.66 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Jordan
39.7 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Ghana rank
131st
Jordan rank
130th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Ghana
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 39.7 kilocalories per day per capita against 39.66 kilocalories per day per capita in Ghana, a difference of 0.04 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jordan ahead.
Ghana ranks 131st and Jordan ranks 130th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Jordan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.7 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.74 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.04 kilocalories per day per capita | Jordan |
| 1970s | 17.63 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.14 kilocalories per day per capita | Ghana |
| 1980s | 15.75 kilocalories per day per capita | 14.86 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8925 kilocalories per day per capita | Ghana |
| 1990s | 19.48 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.41 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.07 kilocalories per day per capita | Ghana |
| 2000s | 30.52 kilocalories per day per capita | 23.21 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.3 kilocalories per day per capita | Ghana |
| 2010s | 47.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 43.83 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.6 kilocalories per day per capita | Ghana |
| 2020s | 43.66 kilocalories per day per capita | 48.24 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.58 kilocalories per day per capita | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Ghana or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 39.7 kilocalories per day per capita against 39.66 kilocalories per day per capita in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Ghana and Jordan?
- 0.04 kilocalories per day per capita, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Jordan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Jordan rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Ghana ranks 131st and Jordan ranks 130th 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.