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
0510152025201020162023

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

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

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