Minimum daily requirement of calories in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,904 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in French Polynesia, 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
French Polynesia recorded 1,904 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in French Polynesia peaked at 1,904 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,826 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places French Polynesia 60th 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 | 1,844 kilocalories per person per day | 1,826 kilocalories per person per day | 1,861 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,872 kilocalories per person per day | 1,863 kilocalories per person per day | 1,891 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,900 kilocalories per person per day | 1,895 kilocalories per person per day | 1,904 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 58 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,907 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 59 Taiwan 1,906 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 60 Oman 1,904 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 62 Chile 1,903 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 62 Montenegro 1,903 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 1,903 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for French Polynesia
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2816 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1752 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0591 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.0302 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2694 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 247.57 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,828 millimeters (2025)
- Share of adults who are obese 49.5% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 95.4% (2024)
- Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories 76.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in French Polynesia?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in French Polynesia was 1,904 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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,904 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,826 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does French Polynesia rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- French Polynesia ranks 60th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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.