Angola vs Zambia: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Angola
10.85 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Zambia
11.49 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Angola rank
181st
Zambia rank
180th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Angola
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 11.49 kilocalories per day per capita against 10.85 kilocalories per day per capita in Angola, a difference of 0.64 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Angola ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 180th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.37 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.71 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.35 kilocalories per day per capita | Zambia |
| 1970s | 6.32 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.63 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6897 kilocalories per day per capita | Angola |
| 1980s | 8.67 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.82 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.85 kilocalories per day per capita | Angola |
| 1990s | 4.84 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.54 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.7002 kilocalories per day per capita | Zambia |
| 2000s | 6.83 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6056 kilocalories per day per capita | Zambia |
| 2010s | 14.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.34 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.42 kilocalories per day per capita | Angola |
| 2020s | 13.24 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.77 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.475 kilocalories per day per capita | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Angola or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 11.49 kilocalories per day per capita against 10.85 kilocalories per day per capita in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Angola and Zambia?
- 0.64 kilocalories per day per capita, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Zambia rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Angola ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 180th 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.