Mali vs Nigeria: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Mali
21.03 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2022
Nigeria
21.34 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Mali rank
165th
Nigeria rank
163rd
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Mali
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 21.34 kilocalories per day per capita against 21.03 kilocalories per day per capita in Mali, a difference of 0.31 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 165th and Nigeria ranks 163rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.83 kilocalories per day per capita | 6.13 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.7 kilocalories per day per capita | Mali |
| 1970s | 9.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.72 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.42 kilocalories per day per capita | Mali |
| 1980s | 10.34 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.03 kilocalories per day per capita | Mali |
| 1990s | 9.5 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.61 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.11 kilocalories per day per capita | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 12.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 15.81 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.84 kilocalories per day per capita | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 21.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 14.15 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.27 kilocalories per day per capita | Mali |
| 2020s | 19.54 kilocalories per day per capita | 20.75 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.21 kilocalories per day per capita | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Mali or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 21.34 kilocalories per day per capita against 21.03 kilocalories per day per capita in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Mali and Nigeria?
- 0.31 kilocalories per day per capita, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Mali ranks 165th and Nigeria ranks 163rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.