Kenya vs Nicaragua: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita
Kenya
51 percent
in 2021
Nicaragua
51 percent
in 2021
Kenya rank
59th
Nicaragua rank
59th
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kenya
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 51 percent against 51 percent in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 59th and Nicaragua ranks 59th of 182 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.67 percent | 52.78 percent | 2.89 percent | Kenya |
| 2010s | 58.1 percent | 50.8 percent | 7.3 percent | Kenya |
| 2020s | 52 percent | 50.5 percent | 1.5 percent | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita, Kenya or Nicaragua?
- Kenya, at 51 percent against 51 percent in Nicaragua as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita between Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 0 percent, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Kenya and Nicaragua rank globally for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 59th and Nicaragua ranks 59th of 182 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.