Minimum daily requirement of calories in Burundi
Burundi: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,678 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Burundi, 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 Burundi stood at 1,678 kilocalories per person per day. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Burundi peaked at 1,678 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,633 kilocalories per person per day, in 2016.
That places Burundi 191st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,647 kilocalories per person per day | 1,639 kilocalories per person per day | 1,651 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,640 kilocalories per person per day | 1,633 kilocalories per person per day | 1,647 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,665 kilocalories per person per day | 1,653 kilocalories per person per day | 1,678 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 188 Vanuatu 1,696 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 189 Yemen 1,687 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 190 Mozambique 1,679 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 191 Angola 1,678 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 193 Afghanistan 1,667 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 194 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,658 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Burundi
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.196 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8014 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8146 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6552 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.581 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 515.21 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Burundi?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Burundi was 1,678 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,678 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,633 kilocalories per person per day in 2016.
- How does Burundi rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Burundi ranks 191st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi 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.