Minimum requirement calories in Cameroon
Cameroon: Minimum requirement calories was 1,756 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,756
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
155th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,756
in 2024
All-time low
1,717
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for minimum requirement calories in Cameroon is 1,756, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Cameroon peaked at 1,756 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,717, in 2004.
Cameroon ranks 155th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Minimum requirement calories in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,722 | — |
| 2001 | 1,721 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,720 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,719 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,717 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,718 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,718 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,718 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,719 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,720 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,720 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,721 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,723 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,724 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,727 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,729 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,731 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,732 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,741 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,742 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,745 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,747 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,750 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,753 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,756 | +0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,756 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1,756 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 | 1,719 | 1,717 | 1,722 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,729 | 1,720 | 1,742 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,750 | 1,745 | 1,756 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 152 Nepal 1,766 compare
- 153 Cote d'Ivoire 1,761 compare
- 154 Guinea-Bissau 1,759 compare
- 155 Comoros 1,756 compare
- 155 Sierra Leone 1,756 compare
- 155 South Sudan 1,756 compare
- 155 Togo 1,756 compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Cameroon?
- Minimum requirement calories in Cameroon was 1,756 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,756 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,717 in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Cameroon ranks 155th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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