Mali vs Papua New Guinea: Dietary composition by country

Mali
7.6 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
7.12 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Mali rank
108th
Papua New Guinea rank
110th

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Mali
  • Papua New Guinea
02468196119922023

How they compare

Mali currently reports 7.6 kilocalories per day per capita against 7.12 kilocalories per day per capita in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.48 kilocalories per day per capita.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 108th and Papua New Guinea ranks 110th of 191 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 4.3 kilocalories per day per capita 6.74 kilocalories per day per capita 2.44 kilocalories per day per capita Papua New Guinea
2020s 6.85 kilocalories per day per capita 7.53 kilocalories per day per capita 0.6844 kilocalories per day per capita Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dietary composition by country, Mali or Papua New Guinea?
Mali, at 7.6 kilocalories per day per capita against 7.12 kilocalories per day per capita in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Mali and Papua New Guinea?
0.48 kilocalories per day per capita, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Papua New Guinea?
13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Mali and Papua New Guinea rank globally for dietary composition by country?
Mali ranks 108th and Papua New Guinea ranks 110th 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.