Minimum daily requirement of calories in Madagascar
Madagascar: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,704 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 1,704 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. 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 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Madagascar peaked at 1,704 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,631 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 185th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,646 kilocalories per person per day | 1,631 kilocalories per person per day | 1,656 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,672 kilocalories per person per day | 1,658 kilocalories per person per day | 1,685 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,698 kilocalories per person per day | 1,686 kilocalories per person per day | 1,704 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 182 Malawi 1,720 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 183 Chad 1,711 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 184 Tanzania 1,710 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 186 Somalia 1,703 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 187 Niger 1,698 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 188 Vanuatu 1,696 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.7356 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1142 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0487 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8079 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3162 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 280.82 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 Madagascar?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Madagascar was 1,704 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,704 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,631 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Madagascar ranks 185th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.