Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines

Burkina Faso
160.56 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Kenya
152.29 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
133rd
Kenya rank
135th

Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Kenya
50100150200196119922023

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 160.56 kilograms per year per capita against 152.29 kilograms per year per capita in Kenya, a difference of 8.27 kilograms per year per capita.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 133rd and Kenya ranks 135th of 191 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 63.66 kilograms per year per capita 76.14 kilograms per year per capita 12.48 kilograms per year per capita Kenya
1970s 56.79 kilograms per year per capita 67.45 kilograms per year per capita 10.66 kilograms per year per capita Kenya
1980s 58.68 kilograms per year per capita 68.29 kilograms per year per capita 9.61 kilograms per year per capita Kenya
1990s 70.13 kilograms per year per capita 130.88 kilograms per year per capita 60.75 kilograms per year per capita Kenya
2000s 68.06 kilograms per year per capita 126.88 kilograms per year per capita 58.82 kilograms per year per capita Kenya
2010s 54.21 kilograms per year per capita 131.34 kilograms per year per capita 77.13 kilograms per year per capita Kenya
2020s 158.68 kilograms per year per capita 167.17 kilograms per year per capita 8.49 kilograms per year per capita Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines, Burkina Faso or Kenya?
Burkina Faso, at 160.56 kilograms per year per capita against 152.29 kilograms per year per capita in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines between Burkina Faso and Kenya?
8.27 kilograms per year per capita, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?
Burkina Faso ranks 133rd and Kenya ranks 135th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Unit
kilograms per year per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.