Minimum daily requirement of calories in Gambia
Gambia: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,784 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Gambia, 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 Gambia stood at 1,784 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 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Gambia peaked at 1,784 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,712 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 140th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,725 kilocalories per person per day | 1,712 kilocalories per person per day | 1,736 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,747 kilocalories per person per day | 1,738 kilocalories per person per day | 1,762 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,776 kilocalories per person per day | 1,767 kilocalories per person per day | 1,784 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 137 Iraq 1,790 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 138 Israel 1,789 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 139 Vietnam 1,786 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 140 Equatorial Guinea 1,784 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 142 Lesotho 1,783 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 143 Honduras 1,781 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Gambia
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- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0963 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2116 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.109 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7792 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 285.89 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Gambia?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Gambia was 1,784 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,784 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,712 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Gambia ranks 140th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia 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.