Mauritania vs Niger: Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita
Mauritania
65.5%
in 2023
Niger
65.9%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
57th
Niger rank
54th
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 65.9% against 65.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Mauritania ranks 57th and Niger ranks 54th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.6% | 73.0% | 11.4% | Niger |
| 1970s | 62.3% | 73.6% | 11.3% | Niger |
| 1980s | 63.8% | 73.3% | 9.6% | Niger |
| 1990s | 65.8% | 72.4% | 6.6% | Niger |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 68.6% | 3.9% | Niger |
| 2010s | 65.0% | 67.3% | 2.3% | Niger |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 66.3% | 0.8% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita, Mauritania or Niger?
- Niger, at 65.9% against 65.5% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita between Mauritania and Niger?
- 0.4%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 57th and Niger ranks 54th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of per capita dietary energy derived from carbohydrates, measured as the daily caloric supply from carbohydrates as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.