Samoa vs Thailand: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Samoa
64.78 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Thailand
68.61 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Samoa rank
85th
Thailand rank
84th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Samoa
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 68.61 kilocalories per day per capita against 64.78 kilocalories per day per capita in Samoa, a difference of 3.83 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.
Samoa ranks 85th and Thailand ranks 84th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.5 kilocalories per day per capita | 14.65 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.14 kilocalories per day per capita | Thailand |
| 1970s | 14.96 kilocalories per day per capita | 20.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.18 kilocalories per day per capita | Thailand |
| 1980s | 14.61 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.07 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.46 kilocalories per day per capita | Thailand |
| 1990s | 32.99 kilocalories per day per capita | 19.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.35 kilocalories per day per capita | Samoa |
| 2000s | 52.07 kilocalories per day per capita | 46.23 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.83 kilocalories per day per capita | Samoa |
| 2010s | 79.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 62.33 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.71 kilocalories per day per capita | Samoa |
| 2020s | 68.06 kilocalories per day per capita | 68.69 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6292 kilocalories per day per capita | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Samoa or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 68.61 kilocalories per day per capita against 64.78 kilocalories per day per capita in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Samoa and Thailand?
- 3.83 kilocalories per day per capita, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Thailand rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Samoa ranks 85th and Thailand ranks 84th 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.