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
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.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5415 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9701 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4285 kilocalories per day per capita | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.6929 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.09 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.3936 kilocalories per day per capita | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.2986 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1009 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1976 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 | 0.5854 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6993 kilocalories per day per capita | Peru |
| 2010s | 3.68 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.35 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.32 kilocalories per day per capita | Peru |
| 2020s | 4.17 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.12 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9575 kilocalories per day per capita | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Peru or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.06 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 Zambia?
- 0.5 kilocalories per day per capita, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Zambia rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Peru ranks 132nd and Zambia ranks 129th 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.