Minimum daily requirement of calories in Eswatini
Eswatini: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,807 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Eswatini, 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
The most recent figure for minimum daily requirement of calories in Eswatini is 1,807 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. 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 daily requirement of calories in Eswatini peaked at 1,807 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,732 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 117th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,744 kilocalories per person per day | 1,732 kilocalories per person per day | 1,755 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,777 kilocalories per person per day | 1,759 kilocalories per person per day | 1,793 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | 1,796 kilocalories per person per day | 1,807 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 114 Uzbekistan 1,812 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 115 Ecuador 1,809 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 116 India 1,808 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 117 New Caledonia 1,807 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 119 Kenya 1,806 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 120 Peru 1,805 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3694 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5399 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7504 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6507 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 166.82 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Eswatini?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Eswatini was 1,807 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1,807 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,732 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Eswatini ranks 117th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.