Guinea vs Zambia: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use
Guinea
42.46 billion kilocalories per day
in 2023
Zambia
44.97 billion kilocalories per day
in 2023
Guinea rank
74th
Zambia rank
73rd
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use over time
- Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 44.97 billion kilocalories per day against 42.46 billion kilocalories per day in Guinea, a difference of 2.51 billion kilocalories per day.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 74th and Zambia ranks 73rd of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.73 billion kilocalories per day | 7.75 billion kilocalories per day | 13.20 million kilocalories per day | Zambia |
| 1970s | 9.41 billion kilocalories per day | 11.30 billion kilocalories per day | 1.89 billion kilocalories per day | Zambia |
| 1980s | 12.22 billion kilocalories per day | 14.20 billion kilocalories per day | 1.98 billion kilocalories per day | Zambia |
| 1990s | 17.78 billion kilocalories per day | 17.56 billion kilocalories per day | 221.28 million kilocalories per day | Guinea |
| 2000s | 23.37 billion kilocalories per day | 21.05 billion kilocalories per day | 2.32 billion kilocalories per day | Guinea |
| 2010s | 30.48 billion kilocalories per day | 34.05 billion kilocalories per day | 3.57 billion kilocalories per day | Zambia |
| 2020s | 40.08 billion kilocalories per day | 43.14 billion kilocalories per day | 3.06 billion kilocalories per day | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use, Guinea or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 44.97 billion kilocalories per day against 42.46 billion kilocalories per day in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use between Guinea and Zambia?
- 2.51 billion kilocalories per day, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Zambia rank globally for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?
- Guinea ranks 74th and Zambia ranks 73rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total caloric supply of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock. Data for world regions has been adjusted for changes in historical boundaries and limited coverage, so that long-term trends can be visualized.