Suriname vs Turkey: Dietary compositions by commodity group

Suriname
80.63 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Turkey
84.79 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Suriname rank
69th
Turkey rank
66th

Dietary compositions by commodity group over time

  • Suriname
  • Turkey
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 84.79 kilocalories per day per capita against 80.63 kilocalories per day per capita in Suriname, a difference of 4.16 kilocalories per day per capita.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.

Suriname ranks 69th and Turkey ranks 66th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 18.49 kilocalories per day per capita 26.04 kilocalories per day per capita 7.55 kilocalories per day per capita Turkey
1970s 25.2 kilocalories per day per capita 14.22 kilocalories per day per capita 10.97 kilocalories per day per capita Suriname
1980s 22.25 kilocalories per day per capita 15.6 kilocalories per day per capita 6.65 kilocalories per day per capita Suriname
1990s 20.21 kilocalories per day per capita 13.27 kilocalories per day per capita 6.94 kilocalories per day per capita Suriname
2000s 43.89 kilocalories per day per capita 17.57 kilocalories per day per capita 26.31 kilocalories per day per capita Suriname
2010s 78.45 kilocalories per day per capita 31.04 kilocalories per day per capita 47.41 kilocalories per day per capita Suriname
2020s 76.53 kilocalories per day per capita 74.86 kilocalories per day per capita 1.67 kilocalories per day per capita Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Suriname or Turkey?
Turkey, at 84.79 kilocalories per day per capita against 80.63 kilocalories per day per capita in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Suriname and Turkey?
4.16 kilocalories per day per capita, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Turkey?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Suriname and Turkey rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
Suriname ranks 69th and Turkey ranks 66th 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.