Minimum daily requirement of calories in Cuba
Cuba: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,890 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,890 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
76th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,890 kilocalories per person per day
in 2017
All-time low
1,874 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Cuba, 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
The most recent figure for minimum daily requirement of calories in Cuba is 1,890 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Cuba peaked at 1,890 kilocalories per person per day in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,874 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Cuba ranks 76th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Cuba, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,874 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,875 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,877 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,879 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,880 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,882 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,884 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,886 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,887 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,888 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1,890 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1,890 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,881 kilocalories per person per day | 1,874 kilocalories per person per day | 1,888 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 73 Brazil 1,894 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 74 Trinidad and Tobago 1,893 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 75 Moldova 1,892 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 76 Macao 1,890 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 78 Armenia 1,889 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 78 Uruguay 1,889 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Cuba?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Cuba was 1,890 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1,890 kilocalories per person per day in 2017.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,874 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Cuba ranks 76th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba 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.