Minimum daily requirement of calories in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,919 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,919 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,920 kilocalories per person per day
in 2020
All-time low
1,854 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Antigua and Barbuda, 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 Antigua and Barbuda stood at 1,919 kilocalories per person per day.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 1,920 kilocalories per person per day in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,854 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 43rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,854 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,856 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,860 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,864 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,869 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,874 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,878 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,882 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,885 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,887 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,893 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,897 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,901 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,905 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,908 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,911 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,915 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,917 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 1,919 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,925 kilocalories per person per day, 100% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 1,919 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,871 kilocalories per person per day | 1,854 kilocalories per person per day | 1,887 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,906 kilocalories per person per day | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 40 Australia 1,922 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 41 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,920 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 41 Singapore 1,920 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 43 Bulgaria 1,919 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 43 Grenada 1,919 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 43 Romania 1,919 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0141 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0035 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Antigua and Barbuda was 1,919 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 Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,920 kilocalories per person per day in 2020.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,854 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 43rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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.