Afghanistan vs Benin: Dietary composition by country
Afghanistan
4.24 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Benin
4.13 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
127th
Benin rank
128th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Afghanistan
- Benin
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.24 kilocalories per day per capita against 4.13 kilocalories per day per capita in Benin, a difference of 0.11 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 127th and Benin ranks 128th of 191 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4737 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4737 kilocalories per day per capita | Benin |
| 1980s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4729 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4729 kilocalories per day per capita | Benin |
| 1990s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5771 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5771 kilocalories per day per capita | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.609 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.75 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.14 kilocalories per day per capita | Benin |
| 2010s | 2.42 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.19 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.77 kilocalories per day per capita | Benin |
| 2020s | 2.48 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.95 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.47 kilocalories per day per capita | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Afghanistan or Benin?
- Afghanistan, at 4.24 kilocalories per day per capita against 4.13 kilocalories per day per capita in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Afghanistan and Benin?
- 0.11 kilocalories per day per capita, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Benin?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Benin rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Afghanistan ranks 127th and Benin ranks 128th 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 Dietary composition by country. 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.