Eswatini vs Kenya: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Eswatini
1,807 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Kenya
1,806 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Eswatini rank
117th
Kenya rank
119th
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Eswatini
- Kenya
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 1,807 kilocalories per person per day against 1,806 kilocalories per person per day in Kenya, a difference of 1 kilocalories per person per day.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 117th and Kenya ranks 119th of 195 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,744 kilocalories per person per day | 1,675 kilocalories per person per day | 69.3 kilocalories per person per day | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 1,777 kilocalories per person per day | 1,712 kilocalories per person per day | 64.8 kilocalories per person per day | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | 1,780 kilocalories per person per day | 21.8 kilocalories per person per day | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Eswatini or Kenya?
- Eswatini, at 1,807 kilocalories per person per day against 1,806 kilocalories per person per day in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Eswatini and Kenya?
- 1 kilocalories per person per day, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Kenya?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Kenya rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Eswatini ranks 117th and Kenya ranks 119th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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
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.