Minimum requirement calories in Madagascar

Madagascar: Minimum requirement calories was 1,704 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1,704
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
185th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,704
in 2024
All-time low
1,631
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Minimum requirement calories in Madagascar, 2000–2024

05001.0k1.5k2000201220242000: 1.6k2001: 1.6k2002: 1.6k2003: 1.6k2004: 1.6k2005: 1.6k2006: 1.7k2007: 1.7k2008: 1.7k2009: 1.7k2010: 1.7k2011: 1.7k2012: 1.7k2013: 1.7k2014: 1.7k2015: 1.7k2016: 1.7k2017: 1.7k2018: 1.7k2019: 1.7k2020: 1.7k2021: 1.7k2022: 1.7k2023: 1.7k2024: 1.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for minimum requirement calories in Madagascar is 1,704, 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 requirement calories in Madagascar peaked at 1,704 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,631, in 2000.

Madagascar ranks 185th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Minimum requirement calories in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Minimum requirement calories in Madagascar, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 1,631 —
2001 1,635 +0.2%
2002 1,639 +0.2%
2003 1,644 +0.3%
2004 1,649 +0.3%
2005 1,649 +0.0%
2006 1,651 +0.1%
2007 1,653 +0.1%
2008 1,654 +0.1%
2009 1,656 +0.1%
2010 1,658 +0.1%
2011 1,661 +0.2%
2012 1,665 +0.2%
2013 1,668 +0.2%
2014 1,671 +0.2%
2015 1,675 +0.2%
2016 1,678 +0.2%
2017 1,680 +0.1%
2018 1,683 +0.2%
2019 1,685 +0.1%
2020 1,686 +0.1%
2021 1,697 +0.7%
2022 1,699 +0.1%
2023 1,702 +0.2%
2024 1,704 +0.1%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 1,704 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,724, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 1,704 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,646 1,631 1,656 10
2010s 1,672 1,658 1,685 10
2020s 1,698 1,686 1,704 5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 182 Malawi 1,720 compare
  2. 183 Chad 1,711 compare
  3. 184 Tanzania 1,710 compare
  4. 186 Somalia 1,703 compare
  5. 187 Niger 1,698 compare
  6. 188 Vanuatu 1,696 compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is minimum requirement calories in Madagascar?
Minimum requirement calories in Madagascar was 1,704 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 1,704 in 2024.
What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 1,631 in 2000.
How does Madagascar rank for minimum requirement calories?
Madagascar ranks 185th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is minimum requirement 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Minimum requirement calories
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,874 data points, 2000–2024
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