Egypt vs Papua New Guinea: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Egypt
17.59 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
17.06 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Egypt rank
170th
Papua New Guinea rank
172nd
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Egypt
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 17.59 kilocalories per day per capita against 17.06 kilocalories per day per capita in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.53 kilocalories per day per capita.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 170th and Papua New Guinea ranks 172nd of 191 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.22 kilocalories per day per capita | 15.91 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.31 kilocalories per day per capita | Egypt |
| 2020s | 20.27 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.72 kilocalories per day per capita | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Egypt or Papua New Guinea?
- Egypt, at 17.59 kilocalories per day per capita against 17.06 kilocalories per day per capita in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.53 kilocalories per day per capita, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Papua New Guinea?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Papua New Guinea rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Egypt ranks 170th and Papua New Guinea ranks 172nd 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.