Madagascar vs Uganda: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Madagascar
4.84 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Uganda
7.49 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Madagascar rank
191st
Uganda rank
189th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Madagascar
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 7.49 kilocalories per day per capita against 4.84 kilocalories per day per capita in Madagascar, a difference of 2.65 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.5 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 Uganda ranks 189th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.38 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.55 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.83 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 16.85 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.75 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.09 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 16.82 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.6 kilocalories per day per capita | 10.22 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 14.74 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.03 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.71 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 13.25 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.81 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 10.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 8.18 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.46 kilocalories per day per capita | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 5.7 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.52 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.82 kilocalories per day per capita | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Madagascar or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 7.49 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 Uganda?
- 2.65 kilocalories per day per capita, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Uganda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Uganda rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Madagascar ranks 191st and Uganda ranks 189th 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.