Minimum requirement calories in Egypt
Egypt: Minimum requirement calories was 1,831 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,831
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
106th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,831
in 2024
All-time low
1,786
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, minimum requirement calories in Egypt stood at 1,831. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Egypt peaked at 1,831 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,786, in 2000.
That places Egypt 106th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Minimum requirement calories in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,786 | — |
| 2001 | 1,791 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,795 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,799 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,799 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,799 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,802 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,804 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,805 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,805 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,806 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,805 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,806 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,805 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,804 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,802 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,801 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,802 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,804 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,808 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,813 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,817 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,822 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,827 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,831 | +0.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1,831 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1,831 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,839, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,798 | 1,786 | 1,805 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,804 | 1,801 | 1,808 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,822 | 1,813 | 1,831 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Egypt?
- Minimum requirement calories in Egypt was 1,831 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1,831 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,786 in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Egypt ranks 106th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt 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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