Minimum daily requirement of calories in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,769 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1,769 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
151st
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,769 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,708 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Minimum daily requirement of calories in Bangladesh, 2000–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201220242000: 1.7k kilocalories per person per day2001: 1.7k kilocalories per person per day2002: 1.7k kilocalories per person per day2003: 1.7k kilocalories per person per day2004: 1.7k kilocalories per person per day2005: 1.7k kilocalories per person per day2006: 1.7k kilocalories per person per day2007: 1.7k kilocalories per person per day2008: 1.7k kilocalories per person per day2009: 1.7k kilocalories per person per day2010: 1.7k kilocalories per person per day2011: 1.8k kilocalories per person per day2012: 1.8k kilocalories per person per day2013: 1.8k kilocalories per person per day2014: 1.8k kilocalories per person per day2015: 1.8k kilocalories per person per day2016: 1.8k kilocalories per person per day2017: 1.8k kilocalories per person per day2018: 1.8k kilocalories per person per day2019: 1.8k kilocalories per person per day2020: 1.8k kilocalories per person per day2021: 1.8k kilocalories per person per day2022: 1.8k kilocalories per person per day2023: 1.8k kilocalories per person per day2024: 1.8k kilocalories per person per day

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 Bangladesh is 1,769 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 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Bangladesh peaked at 1,769 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,708 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.

That places Bangladesh 151st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,722 kilocalories per person per day 1,708 kilocalories per person per day 1,736 kilocalories per person per day 10
2010s 1,756 kilocalories per person per day 1,744 kilocalories per person per day 1,765 kilocalories per person per day 10
2020s 1,766 kilocalories per person per day 1,765 kilocalories per person per day 1,769 kilocalories per person per day 5

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 148 Cambodia 1,773 kilocalories per person per day compare
  2. 149 Burkina Faso 1,772 kilocalories per person per day compare
  3. 150 Bolivia 1,771 kilocalories per person per day compare
  4. 152 Nepal 1,766 kilocalories per person per day compare
  5. 153 Cote d'Ivoire 1,761 kilocalories per person per day compare
  6. 154 Guinea-Bissau 1,759 kilocalories per person per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Bangladesh?
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Bangladesh was 1,769 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 Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 1,769 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 1,708 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
How does Bangladesh rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
Bangladesh ranks 151st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bangladesh 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

Indicator
Minimum daily requirement of calories
Unit
kilocalories per person per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,874 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.