Minimum daily requirement of calories in Chad
Chad: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,711 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Chad, 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
Chad recorded 1,711 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. 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 daily requirement of calories in Chad peaked at 1,711 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,673 kilocalories per person per day, in 2001.
Chad ranks 183rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,677 kilocalories per person per day | 1,673 kilocalories per person per day | 1,680 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,684 kilocalories per person per day | 1,679 kilocalories per person per day | 1,692 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,701 kilocalories per person per day | 1,694 kilocalories per person per day | 1,711 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 180 Mali 1,724 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 181 Uganda 1,723 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 182 Malawi 1,720 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 184 Tanzania 1,710 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 185 Madagascar 1,704 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 186 Somalia 1,703 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Chad
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1244 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 3.03 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2527 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.39 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 149.69 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 Chad?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Chad was 1,711 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1,711 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,673 kilocalories per person per day in 2001.
- How does Chad rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Chad ranks 183rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chad 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.