Minimum requirement calories, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Minimum requirement calories. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
195
Highest
0.3727 % change on previous year
Cape Verde
Lowest
-0.1653 % change on previous year
Uzbekistan
Median
0.1092 % change on previous year
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
4,679
What the numbers show
Minimum requirement calories, annual growth rate is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 0.3727 % change on previous year in Cape Verde; the lowest is -0.1653 % change on previous year in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1092 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.1121 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 688.5%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 399.5%).
Minimum requirement calories, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Verde | 0.3727 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Burundi | 0.3589 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 688.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Chad | 0.3519 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 196.0% | volatile |
| 4 | East Timor | 0.3468 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 5 | South Sudan | 0.3429 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 295.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 0.3398 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 190.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Namibia | 0.3361 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Oman | 0.3161 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 404.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Guatemala | 0.2897 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 10 | Nigeria | 0.2882 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 385.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 0.2825 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 12 | Mongolia | 0.2786 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 184.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Argentina | 0.2637 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Malawi | 0.2331 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Zambia | 0.2322 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 16 | Solomon Islands | 0.232 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Liberia | 0.2312 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Palestine | 0.2307 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.2% | falling |
| 19 | Congo | 0.229 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 297.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 0.2284 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 291.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 0.2283 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.2279 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.2277 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 292.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Tajikistan | 0.226 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Lesotho | 0.2248 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 294.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Gambia | 0.2247 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 291.5% | rising |
| 27 | Iraq | 0.224 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 290.1% | rising |
| 28 | Algeria | 0.2235 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 180.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Kenya | 0.222 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Ecuador | 0.2216 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2206 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 200.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Samoa | 0.2205 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 487.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Egypt | 0.2189 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 495.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Syria | 0.2183 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Bhutan | 0.2163 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 36 | Libya | 0.2157 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 0.2128 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 232.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Belarus | 0.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 233.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Afghanistan | 0.1803 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 40 | Mozambique | 0.179 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 197.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Vanuatu | 0.1772 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 249.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Niger | 0.177 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 194.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Uganda | 0.1744 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 44 | Mali | 0.1743 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 186.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Benin | 0.1735 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 196.2% | rising |
| 46 | Guinea | 0.1732 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Rwanda | 0.1724 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Mauritania | 0.1722 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 192.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Eritrea | 0.1718 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Cameroon | 0.1711 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Comoros | 0.1711 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 195.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Togo | 0.1711 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 196.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Cambodia | 0.1695 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Tokelau | 0.1693 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.1689 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Honduras | 0.1687 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 57 | Turkmenistan | 0.1678 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 200.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 0.1677 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 59 | Gabon | 0.1674 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Ghana | 0.1674 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 61 | El Salvador | 0.1673 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 62 | Senegal | 0.1668 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Eswatini | 0.1663 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 64 | India | 0.1662 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 65 | Haiti | 0.1642 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 66 | Tunisia | 0.1641 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 199.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Venezuela | 0.1639 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Jordan | 0.1637 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.1% | falling |
| 69 | Lebanon | 0.1634 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Fiji | 0.1626 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 197.1% | falling |
| 71 | Iran | 0.1617 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 199.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Malaysia | 0.1609 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 73 | Armenia | 0.1591 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 399.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Uruguay | 0.1591 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Moldova | 0.1588 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Georgia | 0.1584 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 200.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 0.1582 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.3% | falling |
| 78 | China | 0.158 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 398.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Ireland | 0.1558 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Estonia | 0.153 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 399.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Angola | 0.1193 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Madagascar | 0.1175 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Tanzania | 0.1171 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Sudan | 0.1159 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Pakistan | 0.1152 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Ethiopia | 0.1151 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1149 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 0.1132 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Bolivia | 0.1131 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1122 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Vietnam | 0.1121 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 299.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Israel | 0.1119 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Kiribati | 0.1118 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Belize | 0.1113 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.5% | flat |
| 95 | Panama | 0.1111 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.7% | rising |
| 96 | Laos | 0.1096 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 97 | Paraguay | 0.1093 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Tonga | 0.1092 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Morocco | 0.1079 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Djibouti | 0.1079 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.9% | rising |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 0.1079 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Mexico | 0.1079 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 103 | Turkey | 0.1066 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Latvia | 0.1055 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 167.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Chile | 0.1052 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.9% | falling |
| 106 | French Polynesia | 0.1052 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 107 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.105 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Lithuania | 0.1048 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 300.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Russia | 0.1048 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 150.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Maldives | 0.1044 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Grenada | 0.1043 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 112 | United Kingdom | 0.1041 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Jamaica | 0.1034 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 114 | Kuwait | 0.1026 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Sweden | 0.1024 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 299.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Belgium | 0.1022 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Norway | 0.1017 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Finland | 0.1016 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 299.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0604 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Yemen | 0.0593 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Somalia | 0.0588 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0575 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Nepal | 0.0567 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Guyana | 0.0558 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 200.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Indonesia | 0.0557 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 125 | Sri Lanka | 0.0557 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Myanmar | 0.0555 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 128 | Peru | 0.0554 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 129 | New Caledonia | 0.0554 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 0.055 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 125.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Botswana | 0.0548 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Colombia | 0.0544 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 133 | Suriname | 0.0541 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 134 | South Africa | 0.0541 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Japan | 0.0534 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0529 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 199.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Montenegro | 0.0526 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 200.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0526 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 139 | South Korea | 0.0524 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 140 | North Macedonia | 0.0522 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 200.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Croatia | 0.0522 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Romania | 0.0521 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Bahamas | 0.052 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 144 | New Zealand | 0.052 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 145 | France | 0.0519 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Bermuda | 0.0518 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 146 | Puerto Rico | 0.0518 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 148 | Ukraine | 0.0517 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 149.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Poland | 0.0517 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 150.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Greece | 0.0515 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 199.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Hungary | 0.0514 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 150.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Bahrain | 0.0514 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Czechia | 0.0513 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 150.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Iceland | 0.0509 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 155 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0499 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Albania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Australia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Brazil | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Brunei | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Central African Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Cuba | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Cyprus | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Denmark | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Spain | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Italy | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Macao | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Netherlands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Serbia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Slovenia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Thailand | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | United States | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Taiwan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Qatar | -0.0494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Austria | -0.0514 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Germany | -0.0514 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Singapore | -0.0521 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Bulgaria | -0.0521 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Portugal | -0.0521 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 200.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Hong Kong | -0.0531 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 190 | North Korea | -0.0538 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Luxembourg | -0.1011 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 299.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Switzerland | -0.1017 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Tuvalu | -0.1152 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 200.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Dominica | -0.1588 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 399.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Uzbekistan | -0.1653 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Minimum requirement calories. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Minimum requirement calories Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Minimum requirement calories. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.