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Namibia vs Nicaragua: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Namibia
1,791 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Nicaragua
1,792 kilocalories per person per day
in 2023
Namibia rank
134th
Nicaragua rank
133rd

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Namibia
  • Nicaragua
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1,792 kilocalories per person per day against 1,791 kilocalories per person per day in Namibia, a difference of 1 kilocalories per person per day.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 134th and Nicaragua ranks 133rd 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.