Somalia vs Yemen: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Somalia
1,703 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Yemen
1,687 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Somalia rank
186th
Yemen rank
189th
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1,703 kilocalories per person per day against 1,687 kilocalories per person per day in Yemen, a difference of 16 kilocalories per person per day.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 186th and Yemen ranks 189th of 195 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,683 kilocalories per person per day | 1,645 kilocalories per person per day | 38.2 kilocalories per person per day | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1,694 kilocalories per person per day | 1,680 kilocalories per person per day | 14.1 kilocalories per person per day | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1,701 kilocalories per person per day | 1,686 kilocalories per person per day | 15 kilocalories per person per day | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Somalia or Yemen?
- Somalia, at 1,703 kilocalories per person per day against 1,687 kilocalories per person per day in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Somalia and Yemen?
- 16 kilocalories per person per day, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Somalia ranks 186th and Yemen ranks 189th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.