Minimum requirement calories in Eritrea
Eritrea: Minimum requirement calories was 1,749 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,749
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
162nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,749
in 2024
All-time low
1,662
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, minimum requirement calories in Eritrea stood at 1,749. 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 requirement calories in Eritrea peaked at 1,749 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,662, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 162nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Minimum requirement calories in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,662 | — |
| 2001 | 1,667 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,675 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,683 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,690 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,693 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,691 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,690 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,693 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,697 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,699 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,701 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,706 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,710 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,712 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,714 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,717 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,721 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,725 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,730 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,735 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,739 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,743 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,746 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,749 | +0.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1,749 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,724, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1,749 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,684 | 1,662 | 1,697 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,714 | 1,699 | 1,730 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,742 | 1,735 | 1,749 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 160 Zimbabwe 1,755 compare
- 161 Congo 1,751 compare
- 163 Mauritania 1,745 compare
- 164 Rwanda 1,743 compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 1,742 compare
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1,801 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 47.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 153.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 4,140 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Eritrea?
- Minimum requirement calories in Eritrea was 1,749 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,749 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,662 in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Eritrea ranks 162nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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