Minimum requirement calories in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Minimum requirement calories was 1,667 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,667
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
193rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,667
in 2024
All-time low
1,577
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, minimum requirement calories in Afghanistan stood at 1,667. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Afghanistan peaked at 1,667 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,577, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 193rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Minimum requirement calories in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,577 | — |
| 2001 | 1,580 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,583 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,588 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,593 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,599 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,605 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,609 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,613 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,617 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,621 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,625 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,629 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,633 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,636 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,640 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,643 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,646 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,649 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,652 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,655 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,658 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,661 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,664 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,667 | +0.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1,667 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,724, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1,667 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,839, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,596 | 1,577 | 1,617 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,637 | 1,621 | 1,652 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,661 | 1,655 | 1,667 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 190 Mozambique 1,679 compare
- 191 Angola 1,678 compare
- 191 Burundi 1,678 compare
- 194 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,658 compare
- 195 Central African Republic 1,647 compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Afghanistan?
- Minimum requirement calories in Afghanistan was 1,667 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,667 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,577 in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Afghanistan ranks 193rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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