Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita

Kenya
2,146 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
2,177 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Kenya rank
182nd
Papua New Guinea rank
179th

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

  • Kenya
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2,177 kilocalories per day against 2,146 kilocalories per day in Kenya, a difference of 31 kilocalories per day.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 182nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 192 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2010s 2,216 kilocalories per day 2,174 kilocalories per day 41.19 kilocalories per day Kenya
2020s 2,176 kilocalories per day 2,192 kilocalories per day 16.5 kilocalories per day Papua New Guinea

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, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 2,177 kilocalories per day against 2,146 kilocalories per day in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
31 kilocalories per day, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
Kenya ranks 182nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th 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.