Benin vs Rwanda: Dietary composition by country
Benin
4.13 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2022
Rwanda
3.83 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Benin rank
128th
Rwanda rank
130th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Benin
- Rwanda
How they compare
Benin currently reports 4.13 kilocalories per day per capita against 3.83 kilocalories per day per capita in Rwanda, a difference of 0.3 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Benin ranks 128th and Rwanda ranks 130th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1970s | 0.4737 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.7601 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2864 kilocalories per day per capita | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.4729 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4729 kilocalories per day per capita | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.5771 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5771 kilocalories per day per capita | Benin |
| 2000s | 1.75 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4179 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.33 kilocalories per day per capita | Benin |
| 2010s | 6.19 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.99 kilocalories per day per capita | Benin |
| 2020s | 3.95 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.99 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.0465 kilocalories per day per capita | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Benin or Rwanda?
- Benin, at 4.13 kilocalories per day per capita against 3.83 kilocalories per day per capita in Rwanda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Benin and Rwanda?
- 0.3 kilocalories per day per capita, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Rwanda?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Rwanda rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Benin ranks 128th and Rwanda ranks 130th 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.