Benin vs Cameroon: Dietary composition by country
Benin
4.13 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2022
Cameroon
4.36 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Benin rank
128th
Cameroon rank
126th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.36 kilocalories per day per capita against 4.13 kilocalories per day per capita in Benin, a difference of 0.23 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Benin ranks 128th and Cameroon ranks 126th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Cameroon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1168 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1168 kilocalories per day per capita | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.4737 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8396 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.3659 kilocalories per day per capita | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.4729 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.27 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.7986 kilocalories per day per capita | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.5771 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.39 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8092 kilocalories per day per capita | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.75 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.38 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.3657 kilocalories per day per capita | Benin |
| 2010s | 6.19 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.95 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.24 kilocalories per day per capita | Benin |
| 2020s | 3.95 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.03 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9135 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, Benin or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 4.36 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 Benin and Cameroon?
- 0.23 kilocalories per day per capita, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Benin ranks 128th and Cameroon ranks 126th 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.