Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau: Calorie supply by food group
Botswana
2,423 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
2,436 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Botswana rank
77th
Guinea-Bissau rank
74th
Calorie supply by food group over time
- Botswana
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2,436 kilocalories per day per capita against 2,423 kilocalories per day per capita in Botswana, a difference of 13 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 77th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 74th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,732 kilocalories per day per capita | 1,682 kilocalories per day per capita | 49.78 kilocalories per day per capita | Botswana |
| 1970s | 1,902 kilocalories per day per capita | 1,780 kilocalories per day per capita | 122.07 kilocalories per day per capita | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1,893 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,048 kilocalories per day per capita | 155.11 kilocalories per day per capita | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 1,864 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,170 kilocalories per day per capita | 306.61 kilocalories per day per capita | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 1,874 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,175 kilocalories per day per capita | 301.28 kilocalories per day per capita | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 2,245 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,169 kilocalories per day per capita | 75.4 kilocalories per day per capita | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2,399 kilocalories per day per capita | 2,422 kilocalories per day per capita | 23.21 kilocalories per day per capita | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher calorie supply by food group, Botswana or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 2,436 kilocalories per day per capita against 2,423 kilocalories per day per capita in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in calorie supply by food group between Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 13 kilocalories per day per capita, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for calorie supply by food group?
- Botswana ranks 77th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 74th 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 Calorie supply by food group. 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.