Peru vs Rwanda: Dietary composition by country
Peru
3.56 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Rwanda
3.83 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Peru rank
132nd
Rwanda rank
130th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Peru
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 3.83 kilocalories per day per capita against 3.56 kilocalories per day per capita in Peru, a difference of 0.27 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Peru ranks 132nd and Rwanda ranks 130th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5415 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5415 kilocalories per day per capita | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.6929 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.7601 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.0672 kilocalories per day per capita | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.2986 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2986 kilocalories per day per capita | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.4903 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4903 kilocalories per day per capita | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.28 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4179 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8669 kilocalories per day per capita | Peru |
| 2010s | 3.68 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.48 kilocalories per day per capita | Peru |
| 2020s | 4.17 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.95 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2125 kilocalories per day per capita | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Peru or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 3.83 kilocalories per day per capita against 3.56 kilocalories per day per capita in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Peru and Rwanda?
- 0.27 kilocalories per day per capita, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Rwanda rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Peru ranks 132nd and Rwanda ranks 130th 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.