Minimum daily requirement of calories in Namibia
Namibia: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,791 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 1,791 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Namibia peaked at 1,791 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,743 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 134th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,768 kilocalories per person per day | 1,743 kilocalories per person per day | 1,788 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,787 kilocalories per person per day | 1,784 kilocalories per person per day | 1,789 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,784 kilocalories per person per day | 1,781 kilocalories per person per day | 1,791 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 131 Algeria 1,794 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 131 Guyana 1,794 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 133 Nicaragua 1,792 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 134 Kiribati 1,791 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 134 Turkmenistan 1,791 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 137 Iraq 1,790 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Namibia
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0961 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7156 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7944 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2035 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Namibia?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Namibia was 1,791 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,791 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,743 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Namibia ranks 134th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia 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.