Cameroon vs Peru: Dietary compositions by commodity group

Cameroon
28.71 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Peru
30.57 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Cameroon rank
152nd
Peru rank
151st

Dietary compositions by commodity group over time

  • Cameroon
  • Peru
0204060196119922023

How they compare

Peru currently reports 30.57 kilocalories per day per capita against 28.71 kilocalories per day per capita in Cameroon, a difference of 1.86 kilocalories per day per capita.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 152nd and Peru ranks 151st of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 17.72 kilocalories per day per capita 11.81 kilocalories per day per capita 5.91 kilocalories per day per capita Cameroon
1970s 18.46 kilocalories per day per capita 10.17 kilocalories per day per capita 8.29 kilocalories per day per capita Cameroon
1980s 20.12 kilocalories per day per capita 11.44 kilocalories per day per capita 8.68 kilocalories per day per capita Cameroon
1990s 18.56 kilocalories per day per capita 19.46 kilocalories per day per capita 0.8971 kilocalories per day per capita Peru
2000s 21.23 kilocalories per day per capita 50.78 kilocalories per day per capita 29.55 kilocalories per day per capita Peru
2010s 30.7 kilocalories per day per capita 25.58 kilocalories per day per capita 5.12 kilocalories per day per capita Cameroon
2020s 27.77 kilocalories per day per capita 32.45 kilocalories per day per capita 4.69 kilocalories per day per capita Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Cameroon or Peru?
Peru, at 30.57 kilocalories per day per capita against 28.71 kilocalories per day per capita in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Cameroon and Peru?
1.86 kilocalories per day per capita, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Peru?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Peru rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
Cameroon ranks 152nd and Peru ranks 151st 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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Indicator
Dietary compositions by commodity group
Unit
kilocalories per day per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day.