Iran vs Tanzania: Dietary composition by country
Iran
0.5 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Tanzania
0.49 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Iran rank
174th
Tanzania rank
175th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Iran
- Tanzania
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.5 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.49 kilocalories per day per capita in Tanzania, a difference of 0.01 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Iran ranks 174th and Tanzania ranks 175th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1970s | 0.6817 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6817 kilocalories per day per capita | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.8632 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8632 kilocalories per day per capita | Iran |
| 1990s | 1.16 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.16 kilocalories per day per capita | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.3941 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.0995 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2946 kilocalories per day per capita | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.561 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.888 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.327 kilocalories per day per capita | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.4925 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.7625 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.27 kilocalories per day per capita | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Iran or Tanzania?
- Iran, at 0.5 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.49 kilocalories per day per capita in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Iran and Tanzania?
- 0.01 kilocalories per day per capita, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Tanzania rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Iran ranks 174th and Tanzania ranks 175th 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.