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.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,732 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,736 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,740 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,743 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,745 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,746 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,747 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,748 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,751 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,755 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,759 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,764 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,768 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,772 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,776 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,779 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,789 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,793 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,796 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,800 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,804 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,807 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1,807 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1,807 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
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.