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

Suriname
461.97 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Uruguay
463.75 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Suriname rank
66th
Uruguay rank
63rd

Daily supply of different food groups per person over time

  • Suriname
  • Uruguay
0100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 463.75 grams per day per capita against 461.97 grams per day per capita in Suriname, a difference of 1.78 grams per day per capita.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 66th and Uruguay ranks 63rd of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 361.43 grams per day per capita 309.72 grams per day per capita 51.71 grams per day per capita Suriname
1970s 347.37 grams per day per capita 338.44 grams per day per capita 8.94 grams per day per capita Suriname
1980s 400.97 grams per day per capita 353.73 grams per day per capita 47.24 grams per day per capita Suriname
1990s 369.28 grams per day per capita 348.85 grams per day per capita 20.43 grams per day per capita Suriname
2000s 335.06 grams per day per capita 407.91 grams per day per capita 72.84 grams per day per capita Uruguay
2010s 461.44 grams per day per capita 470.2 grams per day per capita 8.76 grams per day per capita Uruguay
2020s 468.04 grams per day per capita 461.55 grams per day per capita 6.49 grams per day per capita Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher daily supply of different food groups per person, Suriname or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 463.75 grams per day per capita against 461.97 grams per day per capita in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in daily supply of different food groups per person between Suriname and Uruguay?
1.78 grams per day per capita, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Suriname and Uruguay rank globally for daily supply of different food groups per person?
Suriname ranks 66th 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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