Nigeria vs Turkmenistan: Dietary composition by country
Nigeria
2.34 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Turkmenistan
2.33 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Nigeria rank
143rd
Turkmenistan rank
144th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Nigeria
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.34 kilocalories per day per capita against 2.33 kilocalories per day per capita in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.01 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Nigeria ranks 143rd and Turkmenistan ranks 144th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8563 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.24 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.38 kilocalories per day per capita | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.7686 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.092 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6766 kilocalories per day per capita | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.62 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.74 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.12 kilocalories per day per capita | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 2.09 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.28 kilocalories per day per capita | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Nigeria or Turkmenistan?
- Nigeria, at 2.34 kilocalories per day per capita against 2.33 kilocalories per day per capita in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Nigeria and Turkmenistan?
- 0.01 kilocalories per day per capita, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkmenistan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Turkmenistan rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Nigeria ranks 143rd and Turkmenistan ranks 144th 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.