Minimum requirement calories in El Salvador
El Salvador: Minimum requirement calories was 1,796 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,796
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
128th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,796
in 2024
All-time low
1,709
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, minimum requirement calories in El Salvador stood at 1,796. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in El Salvador peaked at 1,796 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,709, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 128th 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 requirement calories in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,709 | — |
| 2001 | 1,712 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,715 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,719 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,723 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,727 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,731 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,735 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,740 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,745 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,750 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,755 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,759 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,762 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,766 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,769 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,772 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,775 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,778 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,781 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,784 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,787 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,790 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,793 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,796 | +0.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1,796 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1,796 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,726 | 1,709 | 1,745 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,767 | 1,750 | 1,781 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,790 | 1,784 | 1,796 | 5 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in El Salvador?
- Minimum requirement calories in El Salvador was 1,796 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,796 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,709 in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for minimum requirement calories?
- El Salvador ranks 128th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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