Minimum requirement calories in Bhutan
Bhutan: Minimum requirement calories was 1,853 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,853
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
95th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,853
in 2024
All-time low
1,691
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, minimum requirement calories in Bhutan stood at 1,853. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Bhutan peaked at 1,853 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,691, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 95th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Minimum requirement calories in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,691 | — |
| 2001 | 1,704 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1,715 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,725 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,736 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1,745 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,751 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,762 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,770 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,778 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,785 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,792 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,796 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,800 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,803 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,807 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,812 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,817 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,824 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,831 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,837 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,842 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,846 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,849 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,853 | +0.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1,853 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1,853 is above the median for South Asia, which is 1,802, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,738 | 1,691 | 1,778 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,807 | 1,785 | 1,831 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,845 | 1,837 | 1,853 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Bhutan?
- Minimum requirement calories in Bhutan was 1,853 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,853 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,691 in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Bhutan ranks 95th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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