Minimum requirement calories in Namibia
Namibia: Minimum requirement calories was 1,791 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,791
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
134th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,791
in 2024
All-time low
1,743
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for minimum requirement calories in Namibia is 1,791, 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 requirement calories in Namibia peaked at 1,791 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,743, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 134th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum requirement calories in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,743 | — |
| 2001 | 1,748 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,753 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,760 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,767 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,773 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,778 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,783 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,786 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,788 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,788 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,788 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,789 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,788 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,788 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,787 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,787 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,785 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,785 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,784 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,783 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,781 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,781 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,785 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,791 | +0.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1,791 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1,791 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,768 | 1,743 | 1,788 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,787 | 1,784 | 1,789 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,784 | 1,781 | 1,791 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Namibia?
- Minimum requirement calories in Namibia was 1,791 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,791 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,743 in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Namibia ranks 134th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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