Minimum requirement calories in Gambia
Gambia: Minimum requirement calories was 1,784 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,784
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
140th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,784
in 2024
All-time low
1,712
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, minimum requirement calories in Gambia stood at 1,784. 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 requirement calories in Gambia peaked at 1,784 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,712, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 140th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum requirement calories in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,712 | — |
| 2001 | 1,715 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,718 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,721 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,724 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,727 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,730 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,732 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,734 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,736 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,738 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,740 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,741 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,742 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,743 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,746 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,749 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,753 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,757 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,762 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,767 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,771 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,776 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,780 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,784 | +0.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1,784 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,724, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1,784 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,725 | 1,712 | 1,736 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,747 | 1,738 | 1,762 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,776 | 1,767 | 1,784 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Gambia?
- Minimum requirement calories in Gambia was 1,784 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,784 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,712 in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Gambia ranks 140th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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