Japan vs Maldives: Daily supply of different food groups per person
Japan
364.43 grams per day per capita
in 2022
Maldives
365.44 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Japan rank
125th
Maldives rank
123rd
Daily supply of different food groups per person over time
- Japan
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 365.44 grams per day per capita against 364.43 grams per day per capita in Japan, a difference of 1.01 grams per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 125th and Maldives ranks 123rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 407.38 grams per day per capita | 252.12 grams per day per capita | 155.26 grams per day per capita | Japan |
| 1970s | 377.32 grams per day per capita | 298.64 grams per day per capita | 78.68 grams per day per capita | Japan |
| 1980s | 356.2 grams per day per capita | 396.95 grams per day per capita | 40.75 grams per day per capita | Maldives |
| 1990s | 339.57 grams per day per capita | 338.16 grams per day per capita | 1.41 grams per day per capita | Japan |
| 2000s | 311.91 grams per day per capita | 314.92 grams per day per capita | 3.01 grams per day per capita | Maldives |
| 2010s | 394.81 grams per day per capita | 386.51 grams per day per capita | 8.29 grams per day per capita | Japan |
| 2020s | 364.35 grams per day per capita | 391.51 grams per day per capita | 27.16 grams per day per capita | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily supply of different food groups per person, Japan or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 365.44 grams per day per capita against 364.43 grams per day per capita in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily supply of different food groups per person between Japan and Maldives?
- 1.01 grams per day per capita, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Maldives?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Maldives rank globally for daily supply of different food groups per person?
- Japan ranks 125th and Maldives ranks 123rd 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.