Minimum daily requirement of calories in Botswana
Botswana: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,825 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,825 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
110th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,825 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,777 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Botswana, 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
In 2024, minimum daily requirement of calories in Botswana stood at 1,825 kilocalories per person per day. 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 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Botswana peaked at 1,825 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,777 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 110th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,777 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,787 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,791 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,795 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,798 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,800 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,801 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,803 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,803 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,803 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,805 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,807 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,810 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,812 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,814 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,817 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,820 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,823 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,824 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,823 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,824 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,825 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1,825 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 98% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1,825 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,794 kilocalories per person per day | 1,777 kilocalories per person per day | 1,803 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,809 kilocalories per person per day | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | 1,820 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,824 kilocalories per person per day | 1,823 kilocalories per person per day | 1,825 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 108 Haiti 1,830 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 109 Laos 1,827 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 111 Kazakhstan 1,819 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 112 Samoa 1,818 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 113 Kyrgyzstan 1,817 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Botswana?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Botswana was 1,825 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,825 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,777 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Botswana ranks 110th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana 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.