South Korea vs Panama: Dietary compositions by commodity group
South Korea
82.07 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Panama
86.52 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
South Korea rank
68th
Panama rank
65th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- South Korea
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 86.52 kilocalories per day per capita against 82.07 kilocalories per day per capita in South Korea, a difference of 4.45 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
South Korea ranks 68th and Panama ranks 65th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.72 kilocalories per day per capita | 19.38 kilocalories per day per capita | 17.66 kilocalories per day per capita | Panama |
| 1970s | 7.77 kilocalories per day per capita | 21.25 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.48 kilocalories per day per capita | Panama |
| 1980s | 17.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 29.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.66 kilocalories per day per capita | Panama |
| 1990s | 26.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 28.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.25 kilocalories per day per capita | Panama |
| 2000s | 32.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 44.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.28 kilocalories per day per capita | Panama |
| 2010s | 57.35 kilocalories per day per capita | 77.17 kilocalories per day per capita | 19.81 kilocalories per day per capita | Panama |
| 2020s | 73.53 kilocalories per day per capita | 73.16 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.3701 kilocalories per day per capita | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, South Korea or Panama?
- Panama, at 86.52 kilocalories per day per capita against 82.07 kilocalories per day per capita in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between South Korea and Panama?
- 4.45 kilocalories per day per capita, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Panama?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Panama rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- South Korea ranks 68th and Panama ranks 65th of 192 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.