Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Mauritania
31.57 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Turkmenistan
31.06 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Mauritania rank
148th
Turkmenistan rank
150th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Mauritania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 31.57 kilocalories per day per capita against 31.06 kilocalories per day per capita in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.51 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 148th and Turkmenistan ranks 150th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.28 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.56 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.72 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 19.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 14.9 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.54 kilocalories per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 33.54 kilocalories per day per capita | 52.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 19.1 kilocalories per day per capita | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 35.63 kilocalories per day per capita | 42.91 kilocalories per day per capita | 7.29 kilocalories per day per capita | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?
- Mauritania, at 31.57 kilocalories per day per capita against 31.06 kilocalories per day per capita in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 0.51 kilocalories per day per capita, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Turkmenistan rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Mauritania ranks 148th and Turkmenistan ranks 150th of 191 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.