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.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,769 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,772 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,775 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,776 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,776 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,778 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,781 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,785 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,790 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,795 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,799 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,804 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,808 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,813 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,818 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,823 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,828 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,832 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,837 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,841 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,844 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,848 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,851 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,854 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,856 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 1,856 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 1,856 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,839 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2231 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0175 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0016 (2050)
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.