Minimum daily requirement of calories in Bahamas
Bahamas: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,924 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,924 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,924 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,861 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Bahamas, 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
The most recent figure for minimum daily requirement of calories in Bahamas is 1,924 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Bahamas peaked at 1,924 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,861 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Bahamas ranks 37th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,861 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,864 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,867 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,871 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,874 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,877 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,880 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,883 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,885 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,887 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,895 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,898 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,900 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,903 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,906 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,912 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,915 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,917 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,921 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,924 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 1,924 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)
- Bahamas's 1,924 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 | 1,875 kilocalories per person per day | 1,861 kilocalories per person per day | 1,887 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,902 kilocalories per person per day | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | 1,915 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,921 kilocalories per person per day | 1,917 kilocalories per person per day | 1,924 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 35 New Zealand 1,925 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 35 Slovenia 1,925 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 37 United Kingdom 1,924 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,923 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 40 Australia 1,922 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0775 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Bahamas?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Bahamas was 1,924 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1,924 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,861 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Bahamas ranks 37th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.