Lesotho vs Switzerland: Dietary composition by country

Lesotho
11.82 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Switzerland
13.58 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Lesotho rank
85th
Switzerland rank
82nd

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Lesotho
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 13.58 kilocalories per day per capita against 11.82 kilocalories per day per capita in Lesotho, a difference of 1.76 kilocalories per day per capita.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

Lesotho ranks 85th and Switzerland ranks 82nd 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

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.