Madagascar vs Tanzania: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Madagascar
4.84 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Tanzania
7.75 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Madagascar rank
191st
Tanzania rank
188th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Madagascar
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 7.75 kilocalories per day per capita against 4.84 kilocalories per day per capita in Madagascar, a difference of 2.91 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.6 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 191st and Tanzania ranks 188th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.38 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.72 kilocalories per day per capita | 10.66 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 16.85 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.33 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.52 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 16.82 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.8 kilocalories per day per capita | 10.02 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 14.74 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.54 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.2 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 13.25 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.25 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.01 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 10.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.61 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.03 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 5.7 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.19 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.49 kilocalories per day per capita | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Madagascar or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 7.75 kilocalories per day per capita against 4.84 kilocalories per day per capita in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Madagascar and Tanzania?
- 2.91 kilocalories per day per capita, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Tanzania rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Madagascar ranks 191st and Tanzania ranks 188th 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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About this data
Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day.