Minimum daily requirement of calories in Djibouti
Djibouti: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,856 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Djibouti, 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
Djibouti recorded 1,856 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Djibouti peaked at 1,856 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,769 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Djibouti ranks 91st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,780 kilocalories per person per day | 1,769 kilocalories per person per day | 1,795 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,820 kilocalories per person per day | 1,799 kilocalories per person per day | 1,841 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,851 kilocalories per person per day | 1,844 kilocalories per person per day | 1,856 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 88 Iran 1,858 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 88 Libya 1,858 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 88 North Korea 1,858 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 91 Dominican Republic 1,856 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 91 Mexico 1,856 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 94 Morocco 1,855 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Djibouti
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3234 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3377 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0948 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.13 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3443 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 134.49 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 Djibouti?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Djibouti was 1,856 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 1,856 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,769 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Djibouti ranks 91st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.