Niger vs Portugal: Dietary composition by country
Niger
3.19 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Portugal
3.01 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Niger rank
135th
Portugal rank
136th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Niger
- Portugal
How they compare
Niger currently reports 3.19 kilocalories per day per capita against 3.01 kilocalories per day per capita in Portugal, a difference of 0.18 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Niger ranks 135th and Portugal ranks 136th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 1970s | 0.0953 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2998 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2045 kilocalories per day per capita | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1986 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1986 kilocalories per day per capita | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.6624 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.85 kilocalories per day per capita | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.3 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.8 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.5 kilocalories per day per capita | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.7 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.19 kilocalories per day per capita | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.24 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.64 kilocalories per day per capita | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Niger or Portugal?
- Niger, at 3.19 kilocalories per day per capita against 3.01 kilocalories per day per capita in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Niger and Portugal?
- 0.18 kilocalories per day per capita, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Portugal rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Niger ranks 135th and Portugal ranks 136th 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.