Minimum requirement calories in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Minimum requirement calories was 1,739 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,739
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
168th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,739
in 2024
All-time low
1,640
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 1,739 for minimum requirement calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Ethiopia peaked at 1,739 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,640, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 168th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Minimum requirement calories in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,640 | — |
| 2001 | 1,643 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,646 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,649 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,653 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,658 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,660 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,664 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,668 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,672 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,677 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,683 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,692 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,700 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,707 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,714 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,720 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,724 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,727 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,730 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,732 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,734 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,735 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,737 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,739 | +0.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1,739 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,724, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 1,739 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,655 | 1,640 | 1,672 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,707 | 1,677 | 1,730 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,735 | 1,732 | 1,739 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 165 Papua New Guinea 1,742 compare
- 166 Micronesia (country) 1,741 compare
- 167 Nigeria 1,740 compare
- 169 Pakistan 1,738 compare
- 169 Palestine 1,738 compare
- 171 East Timor 1,736 compare
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Ethiopia?
- Minimum requirement calories in Ethiopia was 1,739 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,739 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,640 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Ethiopia ranks 168th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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