Minimum daily requirement of calories in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,769 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Bangladesh, 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 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.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,708 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,715 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,719 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,723 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,727 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,722 kilocalories per person per day | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,720 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,719 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,729 kilocalories per person per day | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,736 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,744 kilocalories per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,752 kilocalories per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,751 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,752 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,753 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,756 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,760 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,761 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,765 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,765 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,765 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,765 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,766 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,767 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,769 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1,769 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774 kilocalories per person per day, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1,769 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for South Asia, which is 1,802 kilocalories per person per day, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 148 Cambodia 1,773 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 149 Burkina Faso 1,772 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 150 Bolivia 1,771 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 152 Nepal 1,766 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 153 Cote d'Ivoire 1,761 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 154 Guinea-Bissau 1,759 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
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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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.