Statizoid

Rwanda vs Zambia: Dietary composition by country

Rwanda
3.83 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Zambia
4.06 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Rwanda rank
130th
Zambia rank
129th

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Rwanda
  • Zambia
02468196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 4.06 kilocalories per day per capita against 3.83 kilocalories per day per capita in Rwanda, a difference of 0.23 kilocalories per day per capita.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Rwanda ranks 130th 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.