Minimum daily requirement of calories in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,667 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per person per day.
Analysis
In 2024, minimum daily requirement of calories in Afghanistan stood at 1,667 kilocalories per person per day. 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 daily requirement of calories in Afghanistan peaked at 1,667 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,577 kilocalories per person per day, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,596 kilocalories per person per day | 1,577 kilocalories per person per day | 1,617 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,637 kilocalories per person per day | 1,621 kilocalories per person per day | 1,652 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,661 kilocalories per person per day | 1,655 kilocalories per person per day | 1,667 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 190 Mozambique 1,679 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 191 Angola 1,678 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 191 Burundi 1,678 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 194 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,658 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 195 Central African Republic 1,647 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.05 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6919 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1923 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.68 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.54 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Afghanistan?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Afghanistan was 1,667 kilocalories per person per day in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,667 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,577 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Afghanistan ranks 193rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum daily requirement of calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.