Minimum daily requirement of calories in Haiti
Haiti: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,830 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,830 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
108th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,830 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,743 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Haiti, 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 Haiti stood at 1,830 kilocalories per person per day. 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 Haiti peaked at 1,830 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,743 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Haiti 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Haiti, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,743 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,747 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,752 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,756 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,761 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,765 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,770 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,775 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,779 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,790 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,794 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,798 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,801 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,805 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,808 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,811 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,814 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,816 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,819 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,822 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,825 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,827 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,830 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 1,830 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 1,830 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871 kilocalories per person per day, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,763 kilocalories per person per day | 1,743 kilocalories per person per day | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | 1,816 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,825 kilocalories per person per day | 1,819 kilocalories per person per day | 1,830 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 105 Paraguay 1,832 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 106 Egypt 1,831 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 106 Tunisia 1,831 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 109 Laos 1,827 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 110 Botswana 1,825 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 111 Kazakhstan 1,819 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Haiti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6522 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2643 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Haiti?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Haiti was 1,830 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 1,830 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,743 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Haiti rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Haiti ranks 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Haiti 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.