Ireland vs Western Africa: Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value over time
- Ireland
- Western Africa
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 57 kcal/cap/d against 18 kcal/cap/d in Western Africa, a difference of 39 kcal/cap/d.
That makes Ireland's figure about 3.2 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 17th and Western Africa ranks 19th of 147 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 | 67.22 kcal/cap/d | 5.33 kcal/cap/d | 61.89 kcal/cap/d | Ireland |
| 2010s | 37.2 kcal/cap/d | 13.2 kcal/cap/d | 24 kcal/cap/d | Ireland |
| 2020s | 56.6 kcal/cap/d | 10.4 kcal/cap/d | 46.2 kcal/cap/d | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value, Ireland or Western Africa?
- Ireland, at 57 kcal/cap/d against 18 kcal/cap/d in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value between Ireland and Western Africa?
- 39 kcal/cap/d, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Western Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Western Africa rank globally for per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Ireland ranks 17th and Western Africa ranks 19th of 147 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Per capita food supply variability (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.