Nigeria vs Sudan: Dietary composition by country

Nigeria
2.34 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Sudan
2.56 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2022
Nigeria rank
143rd
Sudan rank
140th

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sudan
0123196119922023

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 2.56 kilocalories per day per capita against 2.34 kilocalories per day per capita in Nigeria, a difference of 0.2228 kilocalories per day per capita.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 143rd and Sudan ranks 140th 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.