Nigeria vs Senegal: Dietary compositions by commodity group

Nigeria

21.34 kilocalories per day per capita

in 2023

Senegal

19.71 kilocalories per day per capita

in 2023

Nigeria rank

163rd

Senegal rank

166th

Dietary compositions by commodity group over time

Nigeria
Senegal

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 21.34 kilocalories per day per capita against 19.71 kilocalories per day per capita in Senegal, a difference of 1.63 kilocalories per day per capita.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.

Nigeria ranks 163rd and Senegal ranks 166th of 191 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Unit: kilocalories per day per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day.