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Gambia vs Lesotho: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Gambia
1,784 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Lesotho
1,783 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Gambia rank
140th
Lesotho rank
142nd

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Gambia
  • Lesotho
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1,784 kilocalories per person per day against 1,783 kilocalories per person per day in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho ahead.

Gambia ranks 140th and Lesotho ranks 142nd of 195 countries.

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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.