Niger vs Sierra Leone: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Niger
19.59 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Sierra Leone
21.04 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Niger rank
167th
Sierra Leone rank
164th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Niger
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 21.04 kilocalories per day per capita against 19.59 kilocalories per day per capita in Niger, a difference of 1.45 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Niger ranks 167th and Sierra Leone ranks 164th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.74 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.81 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.06 kilocalories per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 10.48 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.17 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.697 kilocalories per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 12.35 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.0433 kilocalories per day per capita | Niger |
| 1990s | 14.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.6776 kilocalories per day per capita | Niger |
| 2000s | 17.15 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.07 kilocalories per day per capita | 4.08 kilocalories per day per capita | Niger |
| 2010s | 16.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.67 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.473 kilocalories per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 21.64 kilocalories per day per capita | 21.11 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.53 kilocalories per day per capita | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Niger or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 21.04 kilocalories per day per capita against 19.59 kilocalories per day per capita in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 1.45 kilocalories per day per capita, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Niger ranks 167th 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.