Africa vs New Zealand: Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value
Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value over time
- Africa
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2,500 kcal/cap/d against 2,259 kcal/cap/d in Africa, a difference of 241 kcal/cap/d.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Africa's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 34th of 37 groups.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,201 kcal/cap/d | 2,479 kcal/cap/d | 278.7 kcal/cap/d | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2,217 kcal/cap/d | 2,484 kcal/cap/d | 266.2 kcal/cap/d | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2,249 kcal/cap/d | 2,498 kcal/cap/d | 249.33 kcal/cap/d | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value, Africa or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 2,500 kcal/cap/d against 2,259 kcal/cap/d in Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value between Africa and New Zealand?
- 241 kcal/cap/d, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and New Zealand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Africa and New Zealand rank globally for average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Africa ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 34th of 37 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.