Iran vs Papua New Guinea: Dietary compositions by commodity group

Iran
16.64 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
17.06 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Iran rank
175th
Papua New Guinea rank
172nd

Dietary compositions by commodity group over time

  • Iran
  • Papua New Guinea
0510152025196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 17.06 kilocalories per day per capita against 16.64 kilocalories per day per capita in Iran, a difference of 0.42 kilocalories per day per capita.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 175th and Papua New Guinea ranks 172nd of 191 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 16.74 kilocalories per day per capita 15.91 kilocalories per day per capita 0.837 kilocalories per day per capita Iran
2020s 15.37 kilocalories per day per capita 16.56 kilocalories per day per capita 1.19 kilocalories per day per capita Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Iran or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 17.06 kilocalories per day per capita against 16.64 kilocalories per day per capita in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Iran and Papua New Guinea?
0.42 kilocalories per day per capita, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Papua New Guinea?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Iran and Papua New Guinea rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
Iran ranks 175th and Papua New Guinea ranks 172nd 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

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.