Minimum daily requirement of calories in Mauritania
Mauritania: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,745 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Mauritania, 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
In 2024, minimum daily requirement of calories in Mauritania stood at 1,745 kilocalories per person per day. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Mauritania peaked at 1,745 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,698 kilocalories per person per day, in 2013.
Mauritania ranks 163rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,709 kilocalories per person per day | 1,706 kilocalories per person per day | 1,712 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,702 kilocalories per person per day | 1,698 kilocalories per person per day | 1,708 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,734 kilocalories per person per day | 1,711 kilocalories per person per day | 1,745 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 160 Zimbabwe 1,755 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 161 Congo 1,751 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 162 Eritrea 1,749 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 164 Rwanda 1,743 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 1,742 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 166 Micronesia (country) 1,741 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5281 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.47 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.348 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3267 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 171.28 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 Mauritania?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Mauritania was 1,745 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,745 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,698 kilocalories per person per day in 2013.
- How does Mauritania rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Mauritania ranks 163rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.