Kenya vs Uganda: Dietary composition by country

Kenya

1.68 kilocalories per day per capita

in 2023

Uganda

1.52 kilocalories per day per capita

in 2023

Kenya rank

149th

Uganda rank

151st

Dietary composition by country over time

Kenya
Uganda

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.68 kilocalories per day per capita against 1.52 kilocalories per day per capita in Uganda, a difference of 0.16 kilocalories per day per capita.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.

Kenya ranks 149th and Uganda ranks 151st of 191 countries.

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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: 07 August 2026

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.