Canada vs Western Africa: Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value
Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value over time
- Canada
- Western Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,928 kcal/cap/d against 1,750 kcal/cap/d in Western Africa, a difference of 178 kcal/cap/d.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Western Africa's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 33rd and Western Africa ranks 32nd of 181 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,934 kcal/cap/d | 1,693 kcal/cap/d | 241.3 kcal/cap/d | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,930 kcal/cap/d | 1,709 kcal/cap/d | 221.5 kcal/cap/d | Canada |
| 2020s | 1,928 kcal/cap/d | 1,740 kcal/cap/d | 187.33 kcal/cap/d | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value, Canada or Western Africa?
- Canada, at 1,928 kcal/cap/d against 1,750 kcal/cap/d in Western Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value between Canada and Western Africa?
- 178 kcal/cap/d, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Western Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Western Africa rank globally for minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Canada ranks 33rd and Western Africa ranks 32nd of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Minimum 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.