Sierra Leone vs Yemen: Dietary composition by country
Sierra Leone
9.11 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Yemen
8 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
101st
Yemen rank
104th
Dietary composition by country over time
- Sierra Leone
- Yemen
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 9.11 kilocalories per day per capita against 8 kilocalories per day per capita in Yemen, a difference of 1.11 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 101st and Yemen ranks 104th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.8933 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.7799 kilocalories per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 1.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.07 kilocalories per day per capita | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.9834 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.25 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2706 kilocalories per day per capita | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.8521 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9739 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1218 kilocalories per day per capita | Yemen |
| 2000s | 1.02 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.7347 kilocalories per day per capita | Yemen |
| 2010s | 4.05 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.99 kilocalories per day per capita | Yemen |
| 2020s | 8.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.65 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.22 kilocalories per day per capita | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary composition by country, Sierra Leone or Yemen?
- Sierra Leone, at 9.11 kilocalories per day per capita against 8 kilocalories per day per capita in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 1.11 kilocalories per day per capita, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Yemen?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Yemen rank globally for dietary composition by country?
- Sierra Leone ranks 101st and Yemen ranks 104th 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.