Madagascar vs Zambia: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Madagascar
36.94 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Zambia
49.18 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
Madagascar rank
187th
Zambia rank
185th
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines over time
- Madagascar
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 49.18 kilograms per year per capita against 36.94 kilograms per year per capita in Madagascar, a difference of 12.24 kilograms per year per capita.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 187th and Zambia ranks 185th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.62 kilograms per year per capita | 87.31 kilograms per year per capita | 7.32 kilograms per year per capita | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 87.46 kilograms per year per capita | 87.51 kilograms per year per capita | 0.059 kilograms per year per capita | Zambia |
| 1980s | 73.08 kilograms per year per capita | 87.51 kilograms per year per capita | 14.44 kilograms per year per capita | Zambia |
| 1990s | 60.41 kilograms per year per capita | 75.12 kilograms per year per capita | 14.71 kilograms per year per capita | Zambia |
| 2000s | 47.33 kilograms per year per capita | 65.65 kilograms per year per capita | 18.32 kilograms per year per capita | Zambia |
| 2010s | 45.22 kilograms per year per capita | 68.15 kilograms per year per capita | 22.93 kilograms per year per capita | Zambia |
| 2020s | 37.35 kilograms per year per capita | 53.57 kilograms per year per capita | 16.22 kilograms per year per capita | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines, Madagascar or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 49.18 kilograms per year per capita against 36.94 kilograms per year per capita in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines between Madagascar and Zambia?
- 12.24 kilograms per year per capita, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?
- Madagascar ranks 187th and Zambia ranks 185th of 192 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
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.