Japan vs Lebanon: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Japan
51.81 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2022
Lebanon
49.3 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Japan rank
104th
Lebanon rank
107th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Japan
- Lebanon
How they compare
Japan currently reports 51.81 kilocalories per day per capita against 49.3 kilocalories per day per capita in Lebanon, a difference of 2.51 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lebanon ahead.
Japan ranks 104th and Lebanon ranks 107th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Lebanon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.26 kilocalories per day per capita | 21.79 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.53 kilocalories per day per capita | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 18.17 kilocalories per day per capita | 20.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.46 kilocalories per day per capita | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 28.79 kilocalories per day per capita | 25.74 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.05 kilocalories per day per capita | Japan |
| 1990s | 40.01 kilocalories per day per capita | 30.54 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.47 kilocalories per day per capita | Japan |
| 2000s | 45.83 kilocalories per day per capita | 43.32 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.51 kilocalories per day per capita | Japan |
| 2010s | 52.8 kilocalories per day per capita | 55.63 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.84 kilocalories per day per capita | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 50 kilocalories per day per capita | 53.99 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.99 kilocalories per day per capita | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Japan or Lebanon?
- Japan, at 51.81 kilocalories per day per capita against 49.3 kilocalories per day per capita in Lebanon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Japan and Lebanon?
- 2.51 kilocalories per day per capita, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lebanon?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Lebanon rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Japan ranks 104th and Lebanon ranks 107th 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.