Myanmar vs Tanzania: Dietary composition by country

Myanmar
0.58 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Tanzania
0.49 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Myanmar rank
173rd
Tanzania rank
175th

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Myanmar
  • Tanzania
02468196119922023

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 0.58 kilocalories per day per capita against 0.49 kilocalories per day per capita in Tanzania, a difference of 0.09 kilocalories per day per capita.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.

Myanmar ranks 173rd and Tanzania ranks 175th of 191 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0 kilocalories per day per capita
1970s 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0 kilocalories per day per capita
1980s 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0 kilocalories per day per capita
1990s 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0 kilocalories per day per capita
2000s 0.8478 kilocalories per day per capita 0.0995 kilocalories per day per capita 0.7483 kilocalories per day per capita Myanmar
2010s 6.93 kilocalories per day per capita 0.888 kilocalories per day per capita 6.04 kilocalories per day per capita Myanmar
2020s 2.21 kilocalories per day per capita 0.7625 kilocalories per day per capita 1.45 kilocalories per day per capita Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dietary composition by country, Myanmar or Tanzania?
Myanmar, at 0.58 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 Myanmar and Tanzania?
0.09 kilocalories per day per capita, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Tanzania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Tanzania rank globally for dietary composition by country?
Myanmar ranks 173rd 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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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

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