China vs Germany: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
China
3,527 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Germany
3,535 kilocalories per day
in 2023
China rank
21st
Germany rank
19th
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- China
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 3,535 kilocalories per day against 3,527 kilocalories per day in China, a difference of 8 kilocalories per day.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
China ranks 21st and Germany ranks 19th of 192 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,671 kilocalories per day | 3,005 kilocalories per day | 1,335 kilocalories per day | Germany |
| 1970s | 1,906 kilocalories per day | 3,206 kilocalories per day | 1,300 kilocalories per day | Germany |
| 1980s | 2,366 kilocalories per day | 3,407 kilocalories per day | 1,041 kilocalories per day | Germany |
| 1990s | 2,650 kilocalories per day | 3,310 kilocalories per day | 660.2 kilocalories per day | Germany |
| 2000s | 2,899 kilocalories per day | 3,521 kilocalories per day | 621.51 kilocalories per day | Germany |
| 2010s | 3,185 kilocalories per day | 3,596 kilocalories per day | 411.14 kilocalories per day | Germany |
| 2020s | 3,437 kilocalories per day | 3,593 kilocalories per day | 156 kilocalories per day | Germany |
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, China or Germany?
- Germany, at 3,535 kilocalories per day against 3,527 kilocalories per day in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between China and Germany?
- 8 kilocalories per day, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Germany?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Germany rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 21st and Germany ranks 19th 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.