Minimum requirement calories in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Minimum requirement calories was 1,769 in 2024. ▬ Flat

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

Minimum requirement calories in Bangladesh, 2000–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201220242000: 1.7k2001: 1.7k2002: 1.7k2003: 1.7k2004: 1.7k2005: 1.7k2006: 1.7k2007: 1.7k2008: 1.7k2009: 1.7k2010: 1.7k2011: 1.8k2012: 1.8k2013: 1.8k2014: 1.8k2015: 1.8k2016: 1.8k2017: 1.8k2018: 1.8k2019: 1.8k2020: 1.8k2021: 1.8k2022: 1.8k2023: 1.8k2024: 1.8k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for minimum requirement calories in Bangladesh is 1,769, 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 requirement calories in Bangladesh peaked at 1,769 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,708, in 2000.

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

Minimum requirement calories in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Minimum requirement calories in Bangladesh, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 1,708 —
2001 1,715 +0.4%
2002 1,719 +0.2%
2003 1,723 +0.2%
2004 1,727 +0.2%
2005 1,722 -0.3%
2006 1,720 -0.1%
2007 1,719 -0.1%
2008 1,729 +0.6%
2009 1,736 +0.4%
2010 1,744 +0.5%
2011 1,752 +0.5%
2012 1,751 -0.1%
2013 1,752 +0.1%
2014 1,753 +0.1%
2015 1,756 +0.2%
2016 1,760 +0.2%
2017 1,761 +0.1%
2018 1,765 +0.2%
2019 1,765 +0.0%
2020 1,765 +0.0%
2021 1,765 +0.0%
2022 1,766 +0.1%
2023 1,767 +0.1%
2024 1,769 +0.1%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 1,769 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 1,769 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1,802, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

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

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is minimum requirement calories in Bangladesh?
Minimum requirement calories in Bangladesh was 1,769 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 1,769 in 2024.
What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 1,708 in 2000.
How does Bangladesh rank for minimum requirement calories?
Bangladesh ranks 151st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is minimum requirement 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Minimum requirement calories
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,874 data points, 2000–2024
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