The table compares the consumption of three basic foods, which are wheat, maize and rice, by people, measured in calories per person per day, in four different countries. Overall, it is clear that the highest consumption of wheat was recorded at both Poland and Egypt. However, in Cambodia the consumption of rice was the dominant category, whereas in Mexico maize had the highest consumption.
In detail, the consumption of wheat in Poland was at 865 calories per person per day, followed by rice at 19 calories per person per day and finally maize at 0 calories per person per day. In Egypt, a similar pattern is followed. A consumption of 1095 calories per person per day is recorded, but in this case maize is the second highest category at 578 calories per person per day and rice has the lowest consumption.
In Mexico and Cambodia it can be observed that they follow a different trend. For instance, in Mexico the dominant category was maize at 1083 calories per person per day, followed by what at 275 calories per person per day and the smallest category is rice. Moreover, in Cambodia rice had the highest consumption at 1445 calories per person per day and wheat had the lowest consumption at 18 calories per person per day.
In summary, a striking trend is the high consumption of wheat in Poland and Egypt and a lower consumption of the other two, whereas Cambodia and Mexico have the highest consumption of rice and maize, respectively.