Samoa vs Vanuatu: Starchy Roots — Food supply
Starchy Roots — Food supply over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 27,730 million Kcal against 18,920 million Kcal in Samoa, a difference of 8,810 million Kcal.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.5 times Samoa's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 138th and Vanuatu ranks 135th of 164 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22,440 million Kcal | 41,880 million Kcal | 19,440 million Kcal | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 17,940 million Kcal | 36,942 million Kcal | 19,002 million Kcal | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher starchy roots — food supply, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 27,730 million Kcal against 18,920 million Kcal in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in starchy roots — food supply between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 8,810 million Kcal, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for starchy roots — food supply?
- Samoa ranks 138th and Vanuatu ranks 135th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.