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
0123196119922023

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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Indicator
Dietary composition by country
Unit
kilocalories per day per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 10,034 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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