China, mainland vs Samoa: Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value over time
- China, mainland
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 46 kcal/cap/d against 42 kcal/cap/d in China, mainland, a difference of 4 kcal/cap/d.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times China, mainland's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Samoa ahead.
China, mainland ranks 38th and Samoa ranks 35th of 147 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.33 kcal/cap/d | 27.11 kcal/cap/d | 9.78 kcal/cap/d | Samoa |
| 2010s | 23.4 kcal/cap/d | 26.1 kcal/cap/d | 2.7 kcal/cap/d | Samoa |
| 2020s | 27.4 kcal/cap/d | 21.2 kcal/cap/d | 6.2 kcal/cap/d | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value, China, mainland or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 46 kcal/cap/d against 42 kcal/cap/d in China, mainland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value between China, mainland and Samoa?
- 4 kcal/cap/d, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Samoa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Samoa rank globally for per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- China, mainland ranks 38th and Samoa ranks 35th of 147 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Per capita food supply variability (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.