Papua New Guinea vs Somalia: Dietary compositions by commodity group
Papua New Guinea
17.06 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2023
Somalia
19 kilocalories per day per capita
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
172nd
Somalia rank
169th
Dietary compositions by commodity group over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 19 kilocalories per day per capita against 17.06 kilocalories per day per capita in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.94 kilocalories per day per capita.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 172nd and Somalia ranks 169th of 191 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.91 kilocalories per day per capita | 13.5 kilocalories per day per capita | 2.41 kilocalories per day per capita | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 16.39 kilocalories per day per capita | 18.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 1.81 kilocalories per day per capita | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dietary compositions by commodity group, Papua New Guinea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 19 kilocalories per day per capita against 17.06 kilocalories per day per capita in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in dietary compositions by commodity group between Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 1.94 kilocalories per day per capita, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Somalia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Somalia rank globally for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 172nd and Somalia ranks 169th 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.