Mali vs Sierra Leone: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Mali
21.03 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2022
Sierra Leone
21.04 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Mali rank
165th
Sierra Leone rank
164th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Mali
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 21.04 kilocalories per day per capita against 21.03 kilocalories per day per capita in Mali, a difference of 0.01 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Mali ranks 165th and Sierra Leone ranks 164th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.83 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.81 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.98 kilocalories per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 9.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.17 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.03 kilocalories per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 10.34 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.96 kilocalories per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 9.5 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.26 kilocalories per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 12.98 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.07 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.0932 kilocalories per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 21.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.67 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.76 kilocalories per day per capita | Mali |
| 2020s | 19.54 kilocalories per day per capita | 21.14 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.6 kilocalories per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Mali or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 21.04 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 Sierra Leone?
- 0.01 kilocalories per day per capita, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sierra Leone?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Mali and Sierra Leone rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Mali ranks 165th and Sierra Leone ranks 164th 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.