Ireland vs Western Africa: Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value
Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value over time
- Ireland
- Western Africa
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1,930 kcal/cap/d against 1,750 kcal/cap/d in Western Africa, a difference of 180 kcal/cap/d.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Western Africa's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 31st and Western Africa ranks 32nd of 181 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,922 kcal/cap/d | 1,693 kcal/cap/d | 228.7 kcal/cap/d | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1,910 kcal/cap/d | 1,709 kcal/cap/d | 201.2 kcal/cap/d | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1,924 kcal/cap/d | 1,740 kcal/cap/d | 183.67 kcal/cap/d | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value, Ireland or Western Africa?
- Ireland, at 1,930 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 Ireland and Western Africa?
- 180 kcal/cap/d, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Western Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Western Africa rank globally for minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Ireland ranks 31st 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.