Tanzania vs Uganda: Dietary compositions by commodity group

Tanzania

7.75 kilocalories per day per capita

in 2023

Uganda

7.49 kilocalories per day per capita

in 2023

Tanzania rank

187th

Uganda rank

188th

Dietary compositions by commodity group over time

Tanzania
Uganda

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 7.75 kilocalories per day per capita against 7.49 kilocalories per day per capita in Uganda, a difference of 0.26 kilocalories per day per capita.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 187th and Uganda ranks 188th 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.