Cameroon vs Mauritania: Daily supply of calories per person
Cameroon
2,901 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Mauritania
2,909 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Cameroon rank
103rd
Mauritania rank
101st
Daily supply of calories per person over time
- Cameroon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2,909 kilocalories per day against 2,901 kilocalories per day in Cameroon, a difference of 8 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Cameroon ranks 103rd and Mauritania ranks 101st of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,151 kilocalories per day | 2,270 kilocalories per day | 118.83 kilocalories per day | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 2,375 kilocalories per day | 2,080 kilocalories per day | 294.77 kilocalories per day | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 2,230 kilocalories per day | 2,478 kilocalories per day | 247.41 kilocalories per day | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 2,199 kilocalories per day | 2,639 kilocalories per day | 440.62 kilocalories per day | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2,436 kilocalories per day | 2,836 kilocalories per day | 399.53 kilocalories per day | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2,822 kilocalories per day | 2,893 kilocalories per day | 71.84 kilocalories per day | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2,887 kilocalories per day | 2,912 kilocalories per day | 24.89 kilocalories per day | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily supply of calories per person, Cameroon or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2,909 kilocalories per day against 2,901 kilocalories per day in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily supply of calories per person between Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 8 kilocalories per day, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Mauritania rank globally for daily supply of calories per person?
- Cameroon ranks 103rd and Mauritania ranks 101st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.