Turkey vs Uganda: Dietary composition by country

Turkey
1.71 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Uganda
1.52 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Turkey rank
148th
Uganda rank
151st

Dietary composition by country over time

  • Turkey
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 1.71 kilocalories per day per capita against 1.52 kilocalories per day per capita in Uganda, a difference of 0.19 kilocalories per day per capita.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.

Turkey ranks 148th and Uganda ranks 151st of 191 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkey Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0 kilocalories per day per capita
1970s 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0 kilocalories per day per capita
1980s 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0 kilocalories per day per capita
1990s 0.1926 kilocalories per day per capita 0 kilocalories per day per capita 0.1926 kilocalories per day per capita Turkey
2000s 0.782 kilocalories per day per capita 0.2067 kilocalories per day per capita 0.5752 kilocalories per day per capita Turkey
2010s 1.43 kilocalories per day per capita 1.13 kilocalories per day per capita 0.296 kilocalories per day per capita Turkey
2020s 1.5 kilocalories per day per capita 1.43 kilocalories per day per capita 0.0675 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, Turkey or Uganda?
Turkey, at 1.71 kilocalories per day per capita against 1.52 kilocalories per day per capita in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in dietary composition by country between Turkey and Uganda?
0.19 kilocalories per day per capita, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Turkey and Uganda rank globally for dietary composition by country?
Turkey ranks 148th and Uganda ranks 151st 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

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.