Portugal vs Uruguay: Daily supply of different food groups per person

Portugal
467.37 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Uruguay
463.75 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Portugal rank
62nd
Uruguay rank
63rd

Daily supply of different food groups per person over time

  • Portugal
  • Uruguay
0100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 467.37 grams per day per capita against 463.75 grams per day per capita in Uruguay, a difference of 3.62 grams per day per capita.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 62nd and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 371.7 grams per day per capita 309.72 grams per day per capita 61.97 grams per day per capita Portugal
1970s 363.53 grams per day per capita 338.44 grams per day per capita 25.09 grams per day per capita Portugal
1980s 346.7 grams per day per capita 353.73 grams per day per capita 7.03 grams per day per capita Uruguay
1990s 342.34 grams per day per capita 348.85 grams per day per capita 6.51 grams per day per capita Uruguay
2000s 351.32 grams per day per capita 407.91 grams per day per capita 56.58 grams per day per capita Uruguay
2010s 403.88 grams per day per capita 470.2 grams per day per capita 66.32 grams per day per capita Uruguay
2020s 425.81 grams per day per capita 461.55 grams per day per capita 35.74 grams per day per capita Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher daily supply of different food groups per person, Portugal or Uruguay?
Portugal, at 467.37 grams per day per capita against 463.75 grams per day per capita in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in daily supply of different food groups per person between Portugal and Uruguay?
3.62 grams per day per capita, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for daily supply of different food groups per person?
Portugal ranks 62nd 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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Indicator
Daily supply of different food groups per person
Unit
grams 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

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