Minimum daily requirement of calories in Libya
Libya: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,858 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1917 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4458 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.51 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.0933 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.15 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 289.41 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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.