Angola vs Nigeria: Dietary composition by country
Angola
2.33 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Nigeria
2.34 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Angola rank
145th
Nigeria rank
143rd
Dietary composition by country over time
- Angola
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.34 kilocalories per day per capita against 2.33 kilocalories per day per capita in Angola, a difference of 0.01 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 145th and Nigeria ranks 143rd of 191 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9827 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1114 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8713 kilocalories per day per capita | Angola |
| 1970s | 2.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8022 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.51 kilocalories per day per capita | Angola |
| 1980s | 4.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8928 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.09 kilocalories per day per capita | Angola |
| 1990s | 1.59 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8819 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.7077 kilocalories per day per capita | Angola |
| 2000s | 1.79 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.7686 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.02 kilocalories per day per capita | Angola |
| 2010s | 5.87 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.62 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.25 kilocalories per day per capita | Angola |
| 2020s | 4.95 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.09 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.86 kilocalories per day per capita | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Angola or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.34 kilocalories per day per capita against 2.33 kilocalories per day per capita in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Angola and Nigeria?
- 0.01 kilocalories per day per capita, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Nigeria rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Angola ranks 145th and Nigeria ranks 143rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.