Minimum daily requirement of calories in Ghana
Ghana: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,795 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Ghana, 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
Ghana 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Ghana peaked at 1,795 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,722 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 129th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,736 kilocalories per person per day | 1,722 kilocalories per person per day | 1,753 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,767 kilocalories per person per day | 1,756 kilocalories per person per day | 1,779 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,789 kilocalories per person per day | 1,783 kilocalories per person per day | 1,795 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 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 Gabon 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 Ghana
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- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0419 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8532 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3544 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6214 °C (2025)
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- 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 Ghana?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Ghana 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 Ghana?
- 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 Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,722 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Ghana ranks 129th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana 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.