Belgium vs United States: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Belgium
3,921 kilocalories per day
in 2023
United States
3,947 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Belgium rank
2nd
United States rank
1st
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belgium
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 3,947 kilocalories per day against 3,921 kilocalories per day in Belgium, a difference of 26 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1800 it was United States ahead.
Belgium ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and United States in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 2,840 kilocalories per day | 2,952 kilocalories per day | 112 kilocalories per day | United States |
| 1850s | 2,423 kilocalories per day | 2,585 kilocalories per day | 162 kilocalories per day | United States |
| 1860s | 2,426 kilocalories per day | 2,826 kilocalories per day | 400 kilocalories per day | United States |
| 1870s | 2,553 kilocalories per day | 3,029 kilocalories per day | 476 kilocalories per day | United States |
| 1880s | 2,663 kilocalories per day | 3,237 kilocalories per day | 574 kilocalories per day | United States |
| 1890s | 2,851 kilocalories per day | 3,134 kilocalories per day | 283 kilocalories per day | United States |
| 1900s | 2,987 kilocalories per day | 3,212 kilocalories per day | 225 kilocalories per day | United States |
| 1910s | 3,278 kilocalories per day | 3,400 kilocalories per day | 122 kilocalories per day | United States |
| 1930s | 2,940 kilocalories per day | 3,400 kilocalories per day | 460 kilocalories per day | United States |
| 1940s | 2,714 kilocalories per day | 3,250 kilocalories per day | 536.5 kilocalories per day | United States |
| 1960s | 3,040 kilocalories per day | 3,100 kilocalories per day | 60 kilocalories per day | United States |
| 2000s | 3,729 kilocalories per day | 3,787 kilocalories per day | 57.29 kilocalories per day | United States |
| 2010s | 3,766 kilocalories per day | 3,755 kilocalories per day | 11.17 kilocalories per day | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3,904 kilocalories per day | 3,902 kilocalories per day | 2.47 kilocalories per day | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita, Belgium or United States?
- United States, at 3,947 kilocalories per day against 3,921 kilocalories per day in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Belgium and United States?
- 26 kilocalories per day, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and United States rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Daily per capita supply of calories is measured in kilocalories per person per day. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.