Madagascar vs Nigeria: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein
Madagascar
1.0%
in 2023
Nigeria
1.1%
in 2023
Madagascar rank
190th
Nigeria rank
188th
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein over time
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 190th and Nigeria ranks 188th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 1.1% | 2.2% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.1% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 1.7% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein, Madagascar or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein between Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Madagascar ranks 190th and Nigeria ranks 188th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.