Mozambique vs Niger: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Mozambique
1,679 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Niger
1,698 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Mozambique rank
190th
Niger rank
187th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Mozambique
  • Niger
05001.0k1.5k200020122024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1,698 kilocalories per person per day against 1,679 kilocalories per person per day in Mozambique, a difference of 19 kilocalories per person per day.

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

Mozambique ranks 190th and Niger ranks 187th 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.