Haiti vs Lesotho: Daily supply of calories per person

Haiti
1,959 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Lesotho
1,873 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Haiti rank
187th
Lesotho rank
188th

Daily supply of calories per person over time

  • Haiti
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Haiti currently reports 1,959 kilocalories per day against 1,873 kilocalories per day in Lesotho, a difference of 86 kilocalories per day.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Haiti ranks 187th and Lesotho ranks 188th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 1,930 kilocalories per day 2,200 kilocalories per day 269.7 kilocalories per day Lesotho
1970s 1,949 kilocalories per day 2,054 kilocalories per day 105.21 kilocalories per day Lesotho
1980s 1,926 kilocalories per day 2,087 kilocalories per day 160.52 kilocalories per day Lesotho
1990s 1,858 kilocalories per day 2,138 kilocalories per day 280.11 kilocalories per day Lesotho
2000s 1,981 kilocalories per day 2,469 kilocalories per day 487.47 kilocalories per day Lesotho
2010s 2,168 kilocalories per day 2,265 kilocalories per day 96.61 kilocalories per day Lesotho
2020s 2,018 kilocalories per day 1,827 kilocalories per day 190.17 kilocalories per day Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher daily supply of calories per person, Haiti or Lesotho?
Haiti, at 1,959 kilocalories per day against 1,873 kilocalories per day in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in daily supply of calories per person between Haiti and Lesotho?
86 kilocalories per day, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Haiti and Lesotho rank globally for daily supply of calories per person?
Haiti ranks 187th and Lesotho ranks 188th 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

Indicator
Daily supply of calories per person
Unit
kilocalories per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,444 data points, 1274–2023
Last refreshed

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.