Afghanistan vs Kenya: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Afghanistan
11.95 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Kenya
14.81 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
179th
Kenya rank
177th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Afghanistan
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 14.81 kilocalories per day per capita against 11.95 kilocalories per day per capita in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.86 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 179th and Kenya ranks 177th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.05 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.81 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.25 kilocalories per day per capita | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 12.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.49 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9389 kilocalories per day per capita | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 14.11 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.66 kilocalories per day per capita | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 10.7 kilocalories per day per capita | 10.59 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1099 kilocalories per day per capita | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 8.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.02 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.5572 kilocalories per day per capita | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 10.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 10.53 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.455 kilocalories per day per capita | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 10.59 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.7 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.11 kilocalories per day per capita | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Afghanistan or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 14.81 kilocalories per day per capita against 11.95 kilocalories per day per capita in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 2.86 kilocalories per day per capita, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Afghanistan ranks 179th and Kenya ranks 177th of 192 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 compositions by commodity group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day.