Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Daily supply of different food groups per person
Mauritania
617.07 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Sierra Leone
584.19 grams per day per capita
in 2023
Mauritania rank
21st
Sierra Leone rank
24th
Daily supply of different food groups per person over time
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 617.07 grams per day per capita against 584.19 grams per day per capita in Sierra Leone, a difference of 32.88 grams per day per capita.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 21st and Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 192 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 349.43 grams per day per capita | 284.51 grams per day per capita | 64.92 grams per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 342.31 grams per day per capita | 329.9 grams per day per capita | 12.41 grams per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 416.81 grams per day per capita | 311.07 grams per day per capita | 105.74 grams per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 453.84 grams per day per capita | 311.35 grams per day per capita | 142.48 grams per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 461.9 grams per day per capita | 287.76 grams per day per capita | 174.14 grams per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 687.23 grams per day per capita | 497.48 grams per day per capita | 189.75 grams per day per capita | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 645.27 grams per day per capita | 565.36 grams per day per capita | 79.91 grams per day per capita | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher daily supply of different food groups per person, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
- Mauritania, at 617.07 grams per day per capita against 584.19 grams per day per capita in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in daily supply of different food groups per person between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 32.88 grams per day per capita, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for daily supply of different food groups per person?
- Mauritania ranks 21st and Sierra Leone ranks 24th 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 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.