Cameroon vs Italy: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Cameroon
28.71 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Italy
26.03 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Cameroon rank
152nd
Italy rank
155th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Cameroon
- Italy
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 28.71 kilocalories per day per capita against 26.03 kilocalories per day per capita in Italy, a difference of 2.68 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 152nd and Italy ranks 155th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.72 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.88 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.84 kilocalories per day per capita | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 18.46 kilocalories per day per capita | 18.68 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.2199 kilocalories per day per capita | Italy |
| 1980s | 20.12 kilocalories per day per capita | 22.75 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.63 kilocalories per day per capita | Italy |
| 1990s | 18.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 25.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.8 kilocalories per day per capita | Italy |
| 2000s | 21.23 kilocalories per day per capita | 28.57 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.34 kilocalories per day per capita | Italy |
| 2010s | 30.7 kilocalories per day per capita | 25.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.14 kilocalories per day per capita | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 27.77 kilocalories per day per capita | 25.77 kilocalories per day per capita | 2 kilocalories per day per capita | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Cameroon or Italy?
- Cameroon, at 28.71 kilocalories per day per capita against 26.03 kilocalories per day per capita in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Cameroon and Italy?
- 2.68 kilocalories per day per capita, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Italy rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Cameroon ranks 152nd and Italy ranks 155th 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.