Minimum daily requirement of calories in Morocco
Morocco: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,855 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,855 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
94th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,855 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,799 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Morocco, 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
Morocco recorded 1,855 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Morocco peaked at 1,855 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,799 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Morocco ranks 94th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Morocco, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,799 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,805 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,810 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,816 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,822 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,826 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,829 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,831 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,833 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,834 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,835 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,835 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,836 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,837 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,838 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,840 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,841 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,843 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,844 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,845 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,847 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,849 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,851 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,853 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,855 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 1,855 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 1,855 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,839 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,820 kilocalories per person per day | 1,799 kilocalories per person per day | 1,834 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,839 kilocalories per person per day | 1,835 kilocalories per person per day | 1,845 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,851 kilocalories per person per day | 1,847 kilocalories per person per day | 1,855 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 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
- 95 Bhutan 1,853 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 96 South Africa 1,849 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 97 Fiji 1,848 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 97 Suriname 1,848 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Morocco?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Morocco was 1,855 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1,855 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,799 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Morocco ranks 94th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Morocco 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.