China, mainland vs Costa Rica: Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value
Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value over time
- China, mainland
- Costa Rica
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 2,471 kcal/cap/d against 2,466 kcal/cap/d in Costa Rica, a difference of 5 kcal/cap/d.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China, mainland ahead.
China, mainland ranks 65th and Costa Rica ranks 68th of 181 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,444 kcal/cap/d | 2,392 kcal/cap/d | 52.3 kcal/cap/d | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 2,443 kcal/cap/d | 2,432 kcal/cap/d | 11 kcal/cap/d | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 2,456 kcal/cap/d | 2,456 kcal/cap/d | 0.6667 kcal/cap/d | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value, China, mainland or Costa Rica?
- China, mainland, at 2,471 kcal/cap/d against 2,466 kcal/cap/d in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value between China, mainland and Costa Rica?
- 5 kcal/cap/d, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Costa Rica?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do China, mainland and Costa Rica rank globally for average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- China, mainland ranks 65th and Costa Rica ranks 68th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.