Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Daily supply of different food groups per person
Burkina Faso
583.97 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Sierra Leone
584.19 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Sierra Leone rank
24th
Daily supply of different food groups per person over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 584.19 grams per day per capita against 583.97 grams per day per capita in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.22 grams per day per capita.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 191 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 341.26 grams per day per capita | 284.51 grams per day per capita | 56.76 grams per day per capita | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 347.24 grams per day per capita | 329.9 grams per day per capita | 17.34 grams per day per capita | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 379.4 grams per day per capita | 311.07 grams per day per capita | 68.33 grams per day per capita | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 511.83 grams per day per capita | 311.35 grams per day per capita | 200.48 grams per day per capita | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 539.7 grams per day per capita | 287.76 grams per day per capita | 251.94 grams per day per capita | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 597.35 grams per day per capita | 497.48 grams per day per capita | 99.87 grams per day per capita | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 571.46 grams per day per capita | 565.36 grams per day per capita | 6.1 grams per day per capita | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily supply of different food groups per person, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 584.19 grams per day per capita against 583.97 grams per day per capita in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily supply of different food groups per person between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 0.22 grams per day per capita, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for daily supply of different food groups per person?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Sierra Leone ranks 24th 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 Daily supply of different food groups per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.