Minimum daily requirement of calories in Libya
Libya: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,858 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,858 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
88th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,858 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,820 kilocalories per person per day
in 2012
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Libya, 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
The most recent figure for minimum daily requirement of calories in Libya is 1,858 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. 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 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Libya peaked at 1,858 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,820 kilocalories per person per day, in 2012.
Libya ranks 88th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Libya, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,834 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,834 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,834 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,833 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,832 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,829 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,829 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,830 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,831 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,833 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,833 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,827 kilocalories per person per day | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,820 kilocalories per person per day | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,823 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,825 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,827 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,829 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,832 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,835 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,839 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,843 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,846 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,850 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,854 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,858 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1,858 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1,858 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,839 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,832 kilocalories per person per day | 1,829 kilocalories per person per day | 1,834 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,829 kilocalories per person per day | 1,820 kilocalories per person per day | 1,839 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,850 kilocalories per person per day | 1,843 kilocalories per person per day | 1,858 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 85 Brunei 1,877 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 86 Japan 1,872 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 87 Malaysia 1,868 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 88 Iran 1,858 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 88 North Korea 1,858 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 91 Djibouti 1,856 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 91 Dominican Republic 1,856 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 91 Mexico 1,856 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Libya?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Libya was 1,858 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,858 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,820 kilocalories per person per day in 2012.
- How does Libya rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Libya ranks 88th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya 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.