Minimum requirement calories in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Minimum requirement calories was 1,772 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,772
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
149th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,772
in 2024
All-time low
1,697
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, minimum requirement calories in Burkina Faso stood at 1,772. 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 requirement calories in Burkina Faso peaked at 1,772 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,697, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 149th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Minimum requirement calories in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,697 | — |
| 2001 | 1,699 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,702 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,704 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,706 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,707 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,708 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,708 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,707 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,707 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,707 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,707 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,708 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,708 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,710 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,712 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,714 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,718 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,722 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,727 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,734 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,754 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1,760 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,766 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,772 | +0.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1,772 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,724, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1,772 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,704 | 1,697 | 1,708 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,713 | 1,707 | 1,727 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,757 | 1,734 | 1,772 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 147 Tajikistan 1,774 compare
- 148 Cambodia 1,773 compare
- 150 Bolivia 1,771 compare
- 151 Bangladesh 1,769 compare
- 152 Nepal 1,766 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 requirement calories in Burkina Faso?
- Minimum requirement calories in Burkina Faso was 1,772 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1,772 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,697 in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Burkina Faso ranks 149th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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