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
Latest (2024)
1,904 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
60th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,904 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,826 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
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.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,826 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,830 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,835 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,839 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,842 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,846 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,851 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,854 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,858 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,861 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,863 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,864 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,865 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,866 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,869 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,871 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,874 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,877 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,884 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,891 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,895 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,897 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,900 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,902 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,904 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 1,904 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,925 kilocalories per person per day, 99% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 1,904 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 | 1,844 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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 15.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 30.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 7.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 19.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 69.03 (2050)
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.