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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
05001.0k1.5k200020122024

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.

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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.