Minimum daily requirement of calories in Kenya
Kenya: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,806 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Kenya, 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
Kenya recorded 1,806 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Kenya peaked at 1,806 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,665 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Kenya 119th 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 daily requirement of calories in Kenya, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,665 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,668 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,671 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,673 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,675 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,677 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,678 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,680 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,681 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,682 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,684 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,687 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,691 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,695 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,714 kilocalories per person per day | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1,719 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,725 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,730 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,735 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,740 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,745 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,750 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,797 kilocalories per person per day | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,806 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1,806 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)
- Kenya's 1,806 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,675 kilocalories per person per day | 1,665 kilocalories per person per day | 1,682 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,712 kilocalories per person per day | 1,684 kilocalories per person per day | 1,740 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,780 kilocalories per person per day | 1,745 kilocalories per person per day | 1,806 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 116 India 1,808 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 117 Eswatini 1,807 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 117 New Caledonia 1,807 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 120 Peru 1,805 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 121 Myanmar 1,803 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 122 Panama 1,802 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 122 Senegal 1,802 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Kenya?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Kenya was 1,806 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,806 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,665 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Kenya ranks 119th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.