Mauritania vs Paraguay: Dietary composition by country
Mauritania
10.23 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Paraguay
9.64 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Mauritania rank
95th
Paraguay rank
97th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Mauritania
- Paraguay
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 10.23 kilocalories per day per capita against 9.64 kilocalories per day per capita in Paraguay, a difference of 0.59 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.
Mauritania ranks 95th and Paraguay ranks 97th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1970s | 0.3121 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.3121 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.7258 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1054 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6205 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.03 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.83 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.8 kilocalories per day per capita | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 1.92 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.66 kilocalories per day per capita | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 13.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.4 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.18 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 10.96 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.75 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.21 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Mauritania or Paraguay?
- Mauritania, at 10.23 kilocalories per day per capita against 9.64 kilocalories per day per capita in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Mauritania and Paraguay?
- 0.59 kilocalories per day per capita, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Paraguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Paraguay rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Mauritania ranks 95th and Paraguay ranks 97th 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.