Kenya vs New Caledonia: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Kenya
1,806 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
New Caledonia
1,807 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Kenya rank
119th
New Caledonia rank
117th
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Kenya
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia 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, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 119th and New Caledonia ranks 117th of 195 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,675 kilocalories per person per day | 1,775 kilocalories per person per day | 99.8 kilocalories per person per day | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 1,712 kilocalories per person per day | 1,796 kilocalories per person per day | 84.2 kilocalories per person per day | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 1,780 kilocalories per person per day | 1,806 kilocalories per person per day | 25.6 kilocalories per person per day | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Kenya or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, 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 Kenya and New Caledonia?
- 1 kilocalories per person per day, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and New Caledonia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and New Caledonia rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Kenya ranks 119th and New Caledonia ranks 117th 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
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.