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Niger vs Peru: Dietary composition by country

Niger
3.19 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Peru
3.56 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Niger rank
135th
Peru rank
132nd

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Niger
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 3.56 kilocalories per day per capita against 3.19 kilocalories per day per capita in Niger, a difference of 0.37 kilocalories per day per capita.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.

Niger ranks 135th and Peru ranks 132nd 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.