Minimum requirement calories in India
India: Minimum requirement calories was 1,808 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum requirement calories in India, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 1,808 for minimum requirement 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 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in India peaked at 1,808 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,714, in 2000.
That places India 116th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Minimum requirement calories in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,714 | — |
| 2001 | 1,719 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,725 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,730 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,735 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,741 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,747 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,751 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,755 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,759 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,762 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,765 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,769 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,772 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,776 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,780 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,783 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,787 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,790 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,793 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,796 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,800 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,802 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,805 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,808 | +0.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1,808 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 1,808 is above the median for South Asia, which is 1,802, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,738 | 1,714 | 1,759 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,778 | 1,762 | 1,793 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,802 | 1,796 | 1,808 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 113 Kyrgyzstan 1,817 compare
- 114 Uzbekistan 1,812 compare
- 115 Ecuador 1,809 compare
- 117 Eswatini 1,807 compare
- 117 New Caledonia 1,807 compare
- 119 Kenya 1,806 compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in India?
- Minimum requirement calories in India was 1,808 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1,808 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,714 in 2000.
- How does India rank for minimum requirement calories?
- India ranks 116th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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