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Lesotho vs Tokelau: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Lesotho
1,783 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Tokelau
1,775 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Lesotho rank
142nd
Tokelau rank
145th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

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

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1,783 kilocalories per person per day against 1,775 kilocalories per person per day in Tokelau, a difference of 8 kilocalories per person per day.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 142nd and Tokelau ranks 145th 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.