Benin vs United Arab Emirates: Dietary composition by country
Benin
4.13 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
3.78 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Benin rank
128th
United Arab Emirates rank
131st
Dietary composition by country over time
- Benin
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Benin currently reports 4.13 kilocalories per day per capita against 3.78 kilocalories per day per capita in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.35 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Benin ranks 128th and United Arab Emirates ranks 131st of 191 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.78 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.78 kilocalories per day per capita | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 0.4737 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.96 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.48 kilocalories per day per capita | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.4729 kilocalories per day per capita | 26.3 kilocalories per day per capita | 25.83 kilocalories per day per capita | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.5771 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.02 kilocalories per day per capita | 15.44 kilocalories per day per capita | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 1.75 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.02 kilocalories per day per capita | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 6.19 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.71 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5169 kilocalories per day per capita | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 3.95 kilocalories per day per capita | 10.65 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.7 kilocalories per day per capita | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Benin or United Arab Emirates?
- Benin, at 4.13 kilocalories per day per capita against 3.78 kilocalories per day per capita in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Benin and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.35 kilocalories per day per capita, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and United Arab Emirates?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Benin and United Arab Emirates rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Benin ranks 128th and United Arab Emirates ranks 131st 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.