Ghana vs Haiti: Dietary composition by country

Ghana
5.87 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Haiti
6.47 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Ghana rank
114th
Haiti rank
113th

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Ghana
  • Haiti
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How they compare

Haiti currently reports 6.47 kilocalories per day per capita against 5.87 kilocalories per day per capita in Ghana, a difference of 0.6 kilocalories per day per capita.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 114th and Haiti ranks 113th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Haiti in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Haiti Difference Ahead
1960s 1.51 kilocalories per day per capita 0.5639 kilocalories per day per capita 0.9453 kilocalories per day per capita Ghana
1970s 0.5773 kilocalories per day per capita 1.92 kilocalories per day per capita 1.34 kilocalories per day per capita Haiti
1980s 0 kilocalories per day per capita 4.01 kilocalories per day per capita 4.01 kilocalories per day per capita Haiti
1990s 0 kilocalories per day per capita 2.9 kilocalories per day per capita 2.9 kilocalories per day per capita Haiti
2000s 0.0953 kilocalories per day per capita 1.13 kilocalories per day per capita 1.03 kilocalories per day per capita Haiti
2010s 3.65 kilocalories per day per capita 5.69 kilocalories per day per capita 2.04 kilocalories per day per capita Haiti
2020s 7.12 kilocalories per day per capita 6.49 kilocalories per day per capita 0.63 kilocalories per day per capita Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dietary composition by country, Ghana or Haiti?
Haiti, at 6.47 kilocalories per day per capita against 5.87 kilocalories per day per capita in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Ghana and Haiti?
0.6 kilocalories per day per capita, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Haiti?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Haiti rank globally for dietary composition by country?
Ghana ranks 114th and Haiti ranks 113th 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

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

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.