Brazil vs Lesotho: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Brazil
31.8 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Lesotho
33.55 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Brazil rank
147th
Lesotho rank
144th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Brazil
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 33.55 kilocalories per day per capita against 31.8 kilocalories per day per capita in Brazil, a difference of 1.75 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 147th and Lesotho ranks 144th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.53 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.92 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.61 kilocalories per day per capita | Brazil |
| 1970s | 12.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.07 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.8 kilocalories per day per capita | Brazil |
| 1980s | 11.65 kilocalories per day per capita | 17.5 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.84 kilocalories per day per capita | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 12.82 kilocalories per day per capita | 15.79 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.96 kilocalories per day per capita | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 18.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.12 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.19 kilocalories per day per capita | Brazil |
| 2010s | 20.93 kilocalories per day per capita | 33.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.57 kilocalories per day per capita | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 27.46 kilocalories per day per capita | 41.38 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.91 kilocalories per day per capita | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Brazil or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 33.55 kilocalories per day per capita against 31.8 kilocalories per day per capita in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Brazil and Lesotho?
- 1.75 kilocalories per day per capita, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Lesotho rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Brazil ranks 147th and Lesotho ranks 144th 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.