Lesotho vs Madagascar: Daily supply of calories per person
Lesotho
1,873 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Madagascar
1,978 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Lesotho rank
189th
Madagascar rank
187th
Daily supply of calories per person over time
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1,978 kilocalories per day against 1,873 kilocalories per day in Lesotho, a difference of 105 kilocalories per day.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Lesotho ranks 189th and Madagascar ranks 187th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,200 kilocalories per day | 2,456 kilocalories per day | 255.87 kilocalories per day | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 2,054 kilocalories per day | 2,463 kilocalories per day | 409.23 kilocalories per day | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 2,087 kilocalories per day | 2,243 kilocalories per day | 156.54 kilocalories per day | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2,138 kilocalories per day | 1,971 kilocalories per day | 166.73 kilocalories per day | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2,469 kilocalories per day | 1,932 kilocalories per day | 536.08 kilocalories per day | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2,265 kilocalories per day | 2,031 kilocalories per day | 233.8 kilocalories per day | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1,827 kilocalories per day | 1,963 kilocalories per day | 135.1 kilocalories per day | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily supply of calories per person, Lesotho or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 1,978 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 Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 105 kilocalories per day, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for daily supply of calories per person?
- Lesotho ranks 189th and Madagascar ranks 187th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources β 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.