Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Nigeria
21.34 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Sierra Leone
21.04 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Nigeria rank
163rd
Sierra Leone rank
164th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 21.34 kilocalories per day per capita against 21.04 kilocalories per day per capita in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.3 kilocalories per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Nigeria ranks 163rd and Sierra Leone ranks 164th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.13 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.81 kilocalories per day per capita | 5.68 kilocalories per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 7.72 kilocalories per day per capita | 11.17 kilocalories per day per capita | 3.45 kilocalories per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 9.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 12.31 kilocalories per day per capita | 3 kilocalories per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 13.61 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.76 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.1543 kilocalories per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 15.81 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.07 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.74 kilocalories per day per capita | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 14.15 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.67 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.51 kilocalories per day per capita | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 20.9 kilocalories per day per capita | 21.11 kilocalories per day per capita | 0.215 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, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Nigeria, at 21.34 kilocalories per day per capita against 21.04 kilocalories per day per capita in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 0.3 kilocalories per day per capita, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Nigeria ranks 163rd 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.