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Peru vs Zambia: Dietary composition by country

Peru
3.56 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Zambia
4.06 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Peru rank
132nd
Zambia rank
129th

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Peru
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 4.06 kilocalories per day per capita against 3.56 kilocalories per day per capita in Peru, a difference of 0.5 kilocalories per day per capita.

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

The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Peru ranks 132nd and Zambia ranks 129th 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.