Canada vs Costa Rica: Daily supply of different food groups per person
Canada
371.15 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Costa Rica
374.03 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Canada rank
119th
Costa Rica rank
117th
Daily supply of different food groups per person over time
- Canada
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 374.03 grams per day per capita against 371.15 grams per day per capita in Canada, a difference of 2.88 grams per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Canada ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 117th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 245.64 grams per day per capita | 265.78 grams per day per capita | 20.14 grams per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 239.35 grams per day per capita | 268.57 grams per day per capita | 29.22 grams per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 240.3 grams per day per capita | 300.13 grams per day per capita | 59.84 grams per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 273.48 grams per day per capita | 288.45 grams per day per capita | 14.97 grams per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 319.97 grams per day per capita | 288.13 grams per day per capita | 31.84 grams per day per capita | Canada |
| 2010s | 336.84 grams per day per capita | 339.66 grams per day per capita | 2.82 grams per day per capita | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 363.07 grams per day per capita | 363.42 grams per day per capita | 0.3493 grams per day per capita | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily supply of different food groups per person, Canada or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 374.03 grams per day per capita against 371.15 grams per day per capita in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily supply of different food groups per person between Canada and Costa Rica?
- 2.88 grams per day per capita, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for daily supply of different food groups per person?
- Canada ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 117th 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 Daily supply of different food groups per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.