Minimum daily requirement of calories in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,772 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,772 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
149th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,772 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,697 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Burkina Faso, 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 Burkina Faso stood at 1,772 kilocalories per person per day. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Burkina Faso peaked at 1,772 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,697 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 149th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,697 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,699 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,702 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,704 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,706 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,707 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,708 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,708 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,707 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,707 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,707 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,707 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,708 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,708 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,710 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,712 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,714 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,718 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,722 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,727 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,734 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,754 kilocalories per person per day | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1,760 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,766 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,772 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1,772 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,724 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1,772 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 | 1,704 kilocalories per person per day | 1,697 kilocalories per person per day | 1,708 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,713 kilocalories per person per day | 1,707 kilocalories per person per day | 1,727 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,757 kilocalories per person per day | 1,734 kilocalories per person per day | 1,772 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 147 Tajikistan 1,774 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 148 Cambodia 1,773 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 150 Bolivia 1,771 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 151 Bangladesh 1,769 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 152 Nepal 1,766 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Burkina Faso?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Burkina Faso was 1,772 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1,772 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,697 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Burkina Faso ranks 149th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.