Minimum daily requirement of calories in Kiribati
Kiribati: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,791 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Kiribati, 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 Kiribati stood at 1,791 kilocalories per person per day. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Kiribati peaked at 1,791 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,678 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 134th 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 Kiribati, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,678 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,682 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,685 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,690 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,694 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,697 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,700 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,702 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,703 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,703 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,704 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,704 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,704 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,705 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,706 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,708 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,709 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,710 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,711 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1,784 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,785 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,787 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,789 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,791 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 1,791 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)
- Kiribati's 1,791 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827 kilocalories per person per day, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,693 kilocalories per person per day | 1,678 kilocalories per person per day | 1,703 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,714 kilocalories per person per day | 1,704 kilocalories per person per day | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,787 kilocalories per person per day | 1,784 kilocalories per person per day | 1,791 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 131 Algeria 1,794 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 131 Guyana 1,794 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 133 Nicaragua 1,792 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 134 Namibia 1,791 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 134 Turkmenistan 1,791 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 137 Iraq 1,790 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 5.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Kiribati?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Kiribati was 1,791 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1,791 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,678 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Kiribati ranks 134th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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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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.