Egypt vs Gambia: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Egypt
17.59 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Gambia
19.19 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Egypt rank
170th
Gambia rank
168th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Egypt
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 19.19 kilocalories per day per capita against 17.59 kilocalories per day per capita in Egypt, a difference of 1.6 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 170th and Gambia ranks 168th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.47 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.8 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.67 kilocalories per day per capita | Egypt |
| 1970s | 10.19 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.67 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.52 kilocalories per day per capita | Egypt |
| 1980s | 13.06 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.21 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.85 kilocalories per day per capita | Egypt |
| 1990s | 14.58 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.94 kilocalories per day per capita | Egypt |
| 2000s | 16.34 kilocalories per day per capita | 10.65 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.69 kilocalories per day per capita | Egypt |
| 2010s | 24.22 kilocalories per day per capita | 19.07 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.15 kilocalories per day per capita | Egypt |
| 2020s | 20.27 kilocalories per day per capita | 28.7 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.42 kilocalories per day per capita | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Egypt or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 19.19 kilocalories per day per capita against 17.59 kilocalories per day per capita in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Egypt and Gambia?
- 1.6 kilocalories per day per capita, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Gambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Gambia rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Egypt ranks 170th and Gambia ranks 168th of 191 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.