Minimum daily requirement of calories in Madagascar
Madagascar: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,704 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,704 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
185th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,704 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,631 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
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.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,631 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,635 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,639 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,644 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,649 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,649 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,651 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,653 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,654 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,656 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,658 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,661 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,665 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,668 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,671 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,675 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,678 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,680 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,683 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,685 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,686 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,697 kilocalories per person per day | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,699 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,702 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,704 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1,704 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,724 kilocalories per person per day, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1,704 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753 kilocalories per person per day, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
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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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.