Malaysia vs Uruguay: Daily supply of different food groups per person
Malaysia
463.07 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Uruguay
463.75 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Malaysia rank
64th
Uruguay rank
63rd
Daily supply of different food groups per person over time
- Malaysia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 463.75 grams per day per capita against 463.07 grams per day per capita in Malaysia, a difference of 0.68 grams per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 64th and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 192 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 447.91 grams per day per capita | 309.72 grams per day per capita | 138.19 grams per day per capita | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 460.03 grams per day per capita | 338.44 grams per day per capita | 121.59 grams per day per capita | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 378.12 grams per day per capita | 353.73 grams per day per capita | 24.39 grams per day per capita | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 382.76 grams per day per capita | 348.85 grams per day per capita | 33.91 grams per day per capita | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 411.06 grams per day per capita | 407.91 grams per day per capita | 3.15 grams per day per capita | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 493.78 grams per day per capita | 470.2 grams per day per capita | 23.59 grams per day per capita | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 479.69 grams per day per capita | 461.55 grams per day per capita | 18.14 grams per day per capita | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily supply of different food groups per person, Malaysia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 463.75 grams per day per capita against 463.07 grams per day per capita in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily supply of different food groups per person between Malaysia and Uruguay?
- 0.68 grams per day per capita, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Uruguay rank globally for daily supply of different food groups per person?
- Malaysia ranks 64th and Uruguay ranks 63rd 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.