Minimum requirement calories in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Minimum requirement calories was 1,885 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,885
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
81st
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,885
in 2024
All-time low
1,748
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Minimum requirement calories in Cape Verde, 2000–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201220242000: 1.7k2001: 1.8k2002: 1.8k2003: 1.8k2004: 1.8k2005: 1.8k2006: 1.8k2007: 1.8k2008: 1.8k2009: 1.8k2010: 1.8k2011: 1.8k2012: 1.8k2013: 1.9k2014: 1.9k2015: 1.9k2016: 1.9k2017: 1.9k2018: 1.9k2019: 1.9k2020: 1.9k2021: 1.9k2022: 1.9k2023: 1.9k2024: 1.9k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, minimum requirement calories in Cape Verde stood at 1,885. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Cape Verde peaked at 1,885 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,748, in 2000.

Cape Verde ranks 81st 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 Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Minimum requirement calories in Cape Verde, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 1,748 —
2001 1,757 +0.5%
2002 1,766 +0.5%
2003 1,776 +0.6%
2004 1,785 +0.5%
2005 1,794 +0.5%
2006 1,803 +0.5%
2007 1,811 +0.4%
2008 1,819 +0.4%
2009 1,827 +0.4%
2010 1,834 +0.4%
2011 1,841 +0.4%
2012 1,846 +0.3%
2013 1,851 +0.3%
2014 1,855 +0.2%
2015 1,857 +0.1%
2016 1,859 +0.1%
2017 1,859 +0.0%
2018 1,858 -0.1%
2019 1,857 -0.1%
2020 1,856 -0.1%
2021 1,860 +0.2%
2022 1,870 +0.5%
2023 1,878 +0.4%
2024 1,885 +0.4%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 1,885 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 1,885 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,789 1,748 1,827 10
2010s 1,852 1,834 1,859 10
2020s 1,870 1,856 1,885 5

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 78 Armenia 1,889 compare
  2. 78 Uruguay 1,889 compare
  3. 80 Dominica 1,886 compare
  4. 82 Azerbaijan 1,884 compare
  5. 82 Hong Kong 1,884 compare
  6. 84 Turkey 1,878 compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is minimum requirement calories in Cape Verde?
Minimum requirement calories in Cape Verde was 1,885 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 1,885 in 2024.
What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 1,748 in 2000.
How does Cape Verde rank for minimum requirement calories?
Cape Verde ranks 81st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cape Verde 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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Minimum requirement calories
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
195 places, 4,874 data points, 2000–2024
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