Japan vs South Africa: Food supply and consumption — Fat supply
Food supply and consumption — Fat supply over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 95.6 Grammes per person per day against 92.4 Grammes per person per day in Japan, a difference of 3.2 Grammes per person per day.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Japan ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 34th of 41 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.4 Grammes per person per day | 62.97 Grammes per person per day | 19.57 Grammes per person per day | South Africa |
| 1970s | 62.68 Grammes per person per day | 64.63 Grammes per person per day | 1.95 Grammes per person per day | South Africa |
| 1980s | 76.32 Grammes per person per day | 66.1 Grammes per person per day | 10.22 Grammes per person per day | Japan |
| 1990s | 86.39 Grammes per person per day | 68.65 Grammes per person per day | 17.74 Grammes per person per day | Japan |
| 2000s | 89.03 Grammes per person per day | 79.2 Grammes per person per day | 9.83 Grammes per person per day | Japan |
| 2010s | 88.2 Grammes per person per day | 86.25 Grammes per person per day | 1.95 Grammes per person per day | Japan |
| 2020s | 91.87 Grammes per person per day | 96.53 Grammes per person per day | 4.67 Grammes per person per day | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food supply and consumption — fat supply, Japan or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 95.6 Grammes per person per day against 92.4 Grammes per person per day in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food supply and consumption — fat supply between Japan and South Africa?
- 3.2 Grammes per person per day, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for food supply and consumption — fat supply?
- Japan ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 34th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Food supply and consumption — Fat supply. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for fruits and vegetables consumption (survey data), as well as for key food supply (fat, calories, protein, sugar, etc.). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information on food supply. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information on survey data for consumption of vegetables and fruits.