Japan vs Niger: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita

Japan
2,670 kilocalories per day
in 2022
Niger
2,654 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Japan rank
141st
Niger rank
144th

Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Niger
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 2,670 kilocalories per day against 2,654 kilocalories per day in Niger, a difference of 16 kilocalories per day.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 141st and Niger ranks 144th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 2,540 kilocalories per day 1,706 kilocalories per day 834.21 kilocalories per day Japan
1970s 2,696 kilocalories per day 1,946 kilocalories per day 749.94 kilocalories per day Japan
1980s 2,824 kilocalories per day 2,039 kilocalories per day 784.5 kilocalories per day Japan
1990s 2,901 kilocalories per day 2,000 kilocalories per day 901.65 kilocalories per day Japan
2000s 2,793 kilocalories per day 2,320 kilocalories per day 472.67 kilocalories per day Japan
2010s 2,687 kilocalories per day 2,573 kilocalories per day 113.63 kilocalories per day Japan
2020s 2,658 kilocalories per day 2,664 kilocalories per day 5.9 kilocalories per day Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita, Japan or Niger?
Japan, at 2,670 kilocalories per day against 2,654 kilocalories per day in Niger as of 2022.
What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Niger?
16 kilocalories per day, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Niger?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Japan and Niger rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
Japan ranks 141st and Niger ranks 144th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilocalories per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,444 data points, 1274–2023
Last refreshed

Daily per capita supply of calories is measured in kilocalories per person per day. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.