Minimum daily requirement of calories in Eritrea
Eritrea: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,749 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Eritrea, 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
In 2024, minimum daily requirement of calories in Eritrea stood at 1,749 kilocalories per person per day. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Eritrea peaked at 1,749 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,662 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 162nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,684 kilocalories per person per day | 1,662 kilocalories per person per day | 1,697 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,714 kilocalories per person per day | 1,699 kilocalories per person per day | 1,730 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,742 kilocalories per person per day | 1,735 kilocalories per person per day | 1,749 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 160 Zimbabwe 1,755 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 161 Congo 1,751 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 163 Mauritania 1,745 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 164 Rwanda 1,743 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 1,742 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4557 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6441 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.253 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3232 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Eritrea?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Eritrea was 1,749 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,749 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,662 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Eritrea ranks 162nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.