Congo vs Yemen: Dietary composition by country
Congo
7.68 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Yemen
8 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Congo rank
107th
Yemen rank
104th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Congo
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 8 kilocalories per day per capita against 7.68 kilocalories per day per capita in Congo, a difference of 0.32 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 107th and Yemen ranks 104th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.958 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8933 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.0647 kilocalories per day per capita | Congo |
| 1970s | 1.06 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5258 kilocalories per day per capita | Yemen |
| 1980s | 2.41 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.25 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.15 kilocalories per day per capita | Congo |
| 1990s | 2.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9739 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.52 kilocalories per day per capita | Congo |
| 2000s | 4.78 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.03 kilocalories per day per capita | Congo |
| 2010s | 8.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.38 kilocalories per day per capita | Congo |
| 2020s | 8.91 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.65 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2625 kilocalories per day per capita | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Congo or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 8 kilocalories per day per capita against 7.68 kilocalories per day per capita in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Congo and Yemen?
- 0.32 kilocalories per day per capita, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Yemen?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Yemen rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Congo ranks 107th and Yemen ranks 104th 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.