France vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value
Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value over time
- France
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
France currently reports 2,509 kcal/cap/d against 2,242 kcal/cap/d in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 267 kcal/cap/d.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 181 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,504 kcal/cap/d | 2,172 kcal/cap/d | 332.2 kcal/cap/d | France |
| 2010s | 2,496 kcal/cap/d | 2,194 kcal/cap/d | 301.8 kcal/cap/d | France |
| 2020s | 2,505 kcal/cap/d | 2,231 kcal/cap/d | 273.5 kcal/cap/d | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value, France or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- France, at 2,509 kcal/cap/d against 2,242 kcal/cap/d in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value between France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 267 kcal/cap/d, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- France ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 181 countries.
- 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.