Kenya vs Zambia: Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita
Kenya
2,146 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Zambia
2,170 kilocalories per day
in 2023
Kenya rank
182nd
Zambia rank
180th
Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2,170 kilocalories per day against 2,146 kilocalories per day in Kenya, a difference of 24 kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 182nd and Zambia ranks 180th of 192 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,307 kilocalories per day | 2,087 kilocalories per day | 220.39 kilocalories per day | Kenya |
| 1970s | 2,323 kilocalories per day | 2,283 kilocalories per day | 40.41 kilocalories per day | Kenya |
| 1980s | 2,228 kilocalories per day | 2,130 kilocalories per day | 98.11 kilocalories per day | Kenya |
| 1990s | 2,075 kilocalories per day | 2,016 kilocalories per day | 58.63 kilocalories per day | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2,091 kilocalories per day | 1,816 kilocalories per day | 275.12 kilocalories per day | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2,216 kilocalories per day | 2,094 kilocalories per day | 121.58 kilocalories per day | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2,176 kilocalories per day | 2,170 kilocalories per day | 5.78 kilocalories per day | Kenya |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2,170 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 Zambia?
- 24 kilocalories per day, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for daily per capita supply of calories vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 182nd and Zambia ranks 180th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.