Minimum daily requirement of calories in Fiji
Fiji: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,848 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,848 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
97th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,848 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,800 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Fiji, 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
In 2024, minimum daily requirement of calories in Fiji stood at 1,848 kilocalories per person per day. 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 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Fiji peaked at 1,848 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,800 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Fiji ranks 97th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Fiji, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,800 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,804 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,807 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,810 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,812 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,815 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,817 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,818 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,820 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,821 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,822 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,824 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,825 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,827 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,828 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,829 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,831 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,832 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,834 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,836 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,839 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,841 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,843 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,845 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,848 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 1,848 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 100% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 1,848 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,812 kilocalories per person per day | 1,800 kilocalories per person per day | 1,821 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,829 kilocalories per person per day | 1,822 kilocalories per person per day | 1,836 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,843 kilocalories per person per day | 1,839 kilocalories per person per day | 1,848 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 94 Morocco 1,855 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 95 Bhutan 1,853 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 96 South Africa 1,849 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 97 Suriname 1,848 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 99 Lebanon 1,839 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 100 Colombia 1,838 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Fiji
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1992 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2292 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Fiji?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Fiji was 1,848 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 1,848 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,800 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Fiji rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Fiji ranks 97th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Fiji 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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About this data
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.