Minimum daily requirement of calories in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,739 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Ethiopia, 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
Ethiopia recorded 1,739 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of 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 daily requirement of calories in Ethiopia peaked at 1,739 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,640 kilocalories per person per day, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,655 kilocalories per person per day | 1,640 kilocalories per person per day | 1,672 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,707 kilocalories per person per day | 1,677 kilocalories per person per day | 1,730 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,735 kilocalories per person per day | 1,732 kilocalories per person per day | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 165 Papua New Guinea 1,742 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 166 Micronesia (country) 1,741 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 167 Nigeria 1,740 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 169 Pakistan 1,738 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 169 Palestine 1,738 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 171 East Timor 1,736 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Ethiopia
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.21 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2007 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4577 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8867 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,176 2010 = 100 (2025)
- 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 Ethiopia?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Ethiopia was 1,739 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,739 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,640 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Ethiopia ranks 168th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of 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 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.