El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Dietary compositions by commodity group
El Salvador
44.74 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Nicaragua
45.02 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
El Salvador rank
117th
Nicaragua rank
115th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 45.02 kilocalories per day per capita against 44.74 kilocalories per day per capita in El Salvador, a difference of 0.28 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 117th and Nicaragua ranks 115th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.35 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.26 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.9107 kilocalories per day per capita | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 14.96 kilocalories per day per capita | 20.36 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.4 kilocalories per day per capita | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 12.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.39 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.21 kilocalories per day per capita | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 9.17 kilocalories per day per capita | 14.05 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.89 kilocalories per day per capita | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 19.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 21.08 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.66 kilocalories per day per capita | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 41.79 kilocalories per day per capita | 39.77 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.02 kilocalories per day per capita | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 45.73 kilocalories per day per capita | 43.59 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.14 kilocalories per day per capita | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 45.02 kilocalories per day per capita against 44.74 kilocalories per day per capita in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.28 kilocalories per day per capita, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- El Salvador ranks 117th and Nicaragua ranks 115th 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.