India vs Japan: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita

India
2,668 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Japan
2,670 kilocalories per day
in 2022
India rank
142nd
Japan rank
141st

Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time

  • India
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 2,670 kilocalories per day against 2,668 kilocalories per day in India, a difference of 2 kilocalories per day.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

India ranks 142nd and Japan ranks 141st of 192 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1940s 1,570 kilocalories per day 1,795 kilocalories per day 225 kilocalories per day Japan
1960s 2,030 kilocalories per day 2,540 kilocalories per day 509.33 kilocalories per day Japan
1970s 2,069 kilocalories per day 2,696 kilocalories per day 626.38 kilocalories per day Japan
1980s 2,190 kilocalories per day 2,824 kilocalories per day 634.03 kilocalories per day Japan
1990s 2,310 kilocalories per day 2,901 kilocalories per day 591.49 kilocalories per day Japan
2000s 2,285 kilocalories per day 2,793 kilocalories per day 507.65 kilocalories per day Japan
2010s 2,447 kilocalories per day 2,687 kilocalories per day 239.89 kilocalories per day Japan
2020s 2,562 kilocalories per day 2,658 kilocalories per day 96.01 kilocalories per day Japan

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, India or Japan?
Japan, at 2,670 kilocalories per day against 2,668 kilocalories per day in India as of 2022.
What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between India and Japan?
2 kilocalories per day, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2022.
How do India and Japan rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
India ranks 142nd and Japan ranks 141st 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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Indicator
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilocalories per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,444 data points, 1274–2023
Last refreshed

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.