Senegal vs Turkey: Dietary composition by country
Senegal
1.63 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Turkey
1.71 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Senegal rank
150th
Turkey rank
148th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Senegal
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.71 kilocalories per day per capita against 1.63 kilocalories per day per capita in Senegal, a difference of 0.08 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 150th and Turkey ranks 148th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9475 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9475 kilocalories per day per capita | Senegal |
| 1970s | 0.758 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.758 kilocalories per day per capita | Senegal |
| 1980s | 1.06 kilocalories per day per capita | 0 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.06 kilocalories per day per capita | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.9825 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1926 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.7899 kilocalories per day per capita | Senegal |
| 2000s | 1.4 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.782 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6188 kilocalories per day per capita | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.637 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.792 kilocalories per day per capita | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.27 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.5 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2325 kilocalories per day per capita | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Senegal or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.71 kilocalories per day per capita against 1.63 kilocalories per day per capita in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Senegal and Turkey?
- 0.08 kilocalories per day per capita, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Turkey?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Senegal and Turkey rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Senegal ranks 150th and Turkey ranks 148th 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.