El Salvador vs Gabon: Dietary composition by country
El Salvador
22.57 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Gabon
22.62 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
El Salvador rank
61st
Gabon rank
60th
Dietary composition by country over time
- El Salvador
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 22.62 kilocalories per day per capita against 22.57 kilocalories per day per capita in El Salvador, a difference of 0.05 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gabon ahead.
El Salvador ranks 61st and Gabon ranks 60th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1129 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.52 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.41 kilocalories per day per capita | Gabon |
| 1970s | 4 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.32 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.3216 kilocalories per day per capita | Gabon |
| 1980s | 3.09 kilocalories per day per capita | 11 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.91 kilocalories per day per capita | Gabon |
| 1990s | 1.7 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.61 kilocalories per day per capita | 10.91 kilocalories per day per capita | Gabon |
| 2000s | 8.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.83 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.32 kilocalories per day per capita | Gabon |
| 2010s | 24.41 kilocalories per day per capita | 27.69 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.28 kilocalories per day per capita | Gabon |
| 2020s | 24.02 kilocalories per day per capita | 21.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.25 kilocalories per day per capita | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, El Salvador or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 22.62 kilocalories per day per capita against 22.57 kilocalories per day per capita in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between El Salvador and Gabon?
- 0.05 kilocalories per day per capita, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gabon?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Gabon rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- El Salvador ranks 61st and Gabon ranks 60th 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.