Kenya vs Zambia: Dietary compositions by commodity group

Kenya

14.81 kilocalories per day per capita

in 2023

Zambia

11.49 kilocalories per day per capita

in 2023

Kenya rank

177th

Zambia rank

179th

Dietary compositions by commodity group over time

Kenya
Zambia

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 14.81 kilocalories per day per capita against 11.49 kilocalories per day per capita in Zambia, a difference of 3.32 kilocalories per day per capita.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 177th and Zambia ranks 179th of 191 countries.

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About this data

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: 07 August 2026

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