Brazil vs Mauritania: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Brazil
31.8 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Mauritania
31.57 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Brazil rank
147th
Mauritania rank
148th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Brazil
- Mauritania
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 31.8 kilocalories per day per capita against 31.57 kilocalories per day per capita in Mauritania, a difference of 0.23 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Brazil ranks 147th and Mauritania ranks 148th of 192 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.53 kilocalories per day per capita | 19.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.9 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 12.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.68 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 11.65 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.81 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.16 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 12.82 kilocalories per day per capita | 14.04 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.22 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 18.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 19.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.12 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 20.93 kilocalories per day per capita | 33.54 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.61 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 27.46 kilocalories per day per capita | 35.63 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.17 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Brazil or Mauritania?
- Brazil, at 31.8 kilocalories per day per capita against 31.57 kilocalories per day per capita in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Brazil and Mauritania?
- 0.23 kilocalories per day per capita, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Mauritania rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Brazil ranks 147th and Mauritania ranks 148th 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.