Afghanistan vs USSR: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Afghanistan
11.95 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
USSR
12.93 kilocalories per day per capita
in 1991
Afghanistan rank
179th
USSR rank
178th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Afghanistan
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 12.93 kilocalories per day per capita against 11.95 kilocalories per day per capita in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.98 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 179th and USSR ranks 178th of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.05 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.61 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.4436 kilocalories per day per capita | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 12.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 14.34 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.92 kilocalories per day per capita | USSR |
| 1980s | 14.11 kilocalories per day per capita | 15.47 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.36 kilocalories per day per capita | USSR |
| 1990s | 11.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.93 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.42 kilocalories per day per capita | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Afghanistan or USSR?
- USSR, at 12.93 kilocalories per day per capita against 11.95 kilocalories per day per capita in Afghanistan as of 1991.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Afghanistan and USSR?
- 0.98 kilocalories per day per capita, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Afghanistan and USSR rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Afghanistan ranks 179th and USSR ranks 178th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.