Minimum daily requirement of calories in Gabon
Gabon: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,795 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,795 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
129th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,795 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,737 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Gabon, 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
Gabon recorded 1,795 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Gabon peaked at 1,795 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,737 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 129th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Gabon, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,737 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,741 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,744 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,747 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,751 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,754 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,757 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,760 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,762 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,765 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,766 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,768 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,769 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,771 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,773 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,774 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,775 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,775 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,775 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,775 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,775 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,788 kilocalories per person per day | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,790 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,792 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,795 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1,795 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1,795 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,752 kilocalories per person per day | 1,737 kilocalories per person per day | 1,765 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,772 kilocalories per person per day | 1,766 kilocalories per person per day | 1,775 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,788 kilocalories per person per day | 1,775 kilocalories per person per day | 1,795 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 126 Indonesia 1,797 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 126 Sri Lanka 1,797 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 128 El Salvador 1,796 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 129 Ghana 1,795 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 131 Algeria 1,794 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 131 Guyana 1,794 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Gabon?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Gabon was 1,795 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,795 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,737 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Gabon ranks 129th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon 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.