Minimum daily requirement of calories in Lesotho
Lesotho: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,783 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho stood at 1,783 kilocalories per person per day. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Lesotho peaked at 1,783 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,733 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 142nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,744 kilocalories per person per day | 1,733 kilocalories per person per day | 1,749 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,755 kilocalories per person per day | 1,750 kilocalories per person per day | 1,762 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,774 kilocalories per person per day | 1,766 kilocalories per person per day | 1,783 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 139 Vietnam 1,786 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 140 Equatorial Guinea 1,784 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 140 Gambia 1,784 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 143 Honduras 1,781 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 144 Sao Tome and Principe 1,779 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 145 Philippines 1,775 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 145 Tokelau 1,775 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.6457 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.77 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6724 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5102 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.4131 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 221.03 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Lesotho?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Lesotho was 1,783 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,783 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,733 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Lesotho ranks 142nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.