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
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
Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day.