Bolivia vs Burkina Faso: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Bolivia
1,771 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Burkina Faso
1,772 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Bolivia rank
150th
Burkina Faso rank
149th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Bolivia
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1,772 kilocalories per person per day against 1,771 kilocalories per person per day in Bolivia, a difference of 1 kilocalories per person per day.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 150th and Burkina Faso ranks 149th of 195 countries.

Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
2000s 1,718 kilocalories per person per day 1,704 kilocalories per person per day 13.8 kilocalories per person per day Bolivia
2010s 1,748 kilocalories per person per day 1,713 kilocalories per person per day 35.1 kilocalories per person per day Bolivia
2020s 1,767 kilocalories per person per day 1,757 kilocalories per person per day 9.4 kilocalories per person per day Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Bolivia or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 1,772 kilocalories per person per day against 1,771 kilocalories per person per day in Bolivia as of 2024.
What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Bolivia and Burkina Faso?
1 kilocalories per person per day, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Burkina Faso?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Burkina Faso rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
Bolivia ranks 150th and Burkina Faso ranks 149th of 195 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 Minimum daily requirement of calories. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Minimum daily requirement of calories
Unit
kilocalories per person per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,874 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The minimum amount of daily dietary energy per person that is considered adequate to ensure they maintain a minimum weight for health. Across a population, this takes factors such as the age, sex, height, and activity levels of different individuals into account.