Egypt vs Japan: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use
Egypt
354.38 billion kilocalories per day
in 2023
Japan
333.75 billion kilocalories per day
in 2022
Egypt rank
12th
Japan rank
15th
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use over time
- Egypt
- Japan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 354.38 billion kilocalories per day against 333.75 billion kilocalories per day in Japan, a difference of 20.62 billion kilocalories per day.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and Japan ranks 15th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.04 billion kilocalories per day | 256.85 billion kilocalories per day | 185.82 billion kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 1970s | 98.50 billion kilocalories per day | 303.07 billion kilocalories per day | 204.58 billion kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 1980s | 152.56 billion kilocalories per day | 340.84 billion kilocalories per day | 188.28 billion kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 1990s | 198.67 billion kilocalories per day | 363.54 billion kilocalories per day | 164.87 billion kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 2000s | 242.70 billion kilocalories per day | 356.81 billion kilocalories per day | 114.11 billion kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 2010s | 313.34 billion kilocalories per day | 342.41 billion kilocalories per day | 29.07 billion kilocalories per day | Japan |
| 2020s | 344.03 billion kilocalories per day | 333.99 billion kilocalories per day | 10.04 billion kilocalories per day | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use, Egypt or Japan?
- Egypt, at 354.38 billion kilocalories per day against 333.75 billion kilocalories per day in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use between Egypt and Japan?
- 20.62 billion kilocalories per day, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Japan?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Japan rank globally for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?
- Egypt ranks 12th and Japan ranks 15th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total caloric supply of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock. Data for world regions has been adjusted for changes in historical boundaries and limited coverage, so that long-term trends can be visualized.