China vs Madagascar: Dietary composition by country
China
1.26 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Madagascar
1.38 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
China rank
157th
Madagascar rank
154th
Dietary composition by country over time
- China
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.38 kilocalories per day per capita against 1.26 kilocalories per day per capita in China, a difference of 0.12 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
China ranks 157th and Madagascar ranks 154th of 191 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6613 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6613 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6841 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6841 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.193 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.193 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 2000s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2857 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2857 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 1.07 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.67 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.604 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.46 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.8 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.345 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, China or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 1.38 kilocalories per day per capita against 1.26 kilocalories per day per capita in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between China and Madagascar?
- 0.12 kilocalories per day per capita, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Madagascar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Madagascar rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- China ranks 157th and Madagascar ranks 154th 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.