Minimum daily requirement of calories in Laos
Laos: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,827 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Laos, 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
Laos recorded 1,827 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Laos peaked at 1,827 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,728 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Laos ranks 109th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 Laos, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,728 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,733 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,744 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,749 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,755 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,762 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,770 kilocalories per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,777 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,788 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,792 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,796 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,800 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,804 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,807 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,809 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,810 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,812 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,815 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,817 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,820 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,822 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,825 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,827 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1,827 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)
- Laos's 1,827 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,754 kilocalories per person per day | 1,728 kilocalories per person per day | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,803 kilocalories per person per day | 1,788 kilocalories per person per day | 1,815 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,822 kilocalories per person per day | 1,817 kilocalories per person per day | 1,827 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 106 Egypt 1,831 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 106 Tunisia 1,831 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 108 Haiti 1,830 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
- 112 Samoa 1,818 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Laos?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Laos was 1,827 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1,827 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,728 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Laos ranks 109th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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.