Minimum requirement calories in Nepal
Nepal: Minimum requirement calories was 1,766 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,766
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
152nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,766
in 2024
All-time low
1,658
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1,766 for minimum requirement calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Nepal peaked at 1,766 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,658, in 2000.
That places Nepal 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Minimum requirement calories in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,658 | — |
| 2001 | 1,664 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,667 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,671 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,675 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,680 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,684 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,695 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,703 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,711 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,718 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,725 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,729 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,732 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,734 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,737 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,740 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,741 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,743 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,748 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,756 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,762 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,764 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,765 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,766 | +0.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1,766 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1,766 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1,802, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,681 | 1,658 | 1,711 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,735 | 1,718 | 1,748 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,763 | 1,756 | 1,766 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 149 Burkina Faso 1,772 compare
- 150 Bolivia 1,771 compare
- 151 Bangladesh 1,769 compare
- 153 Cote d'Ivoire 1,761 compare
- 154 Guinea-Bissau 1,759 compare
- 155 Cameroon 1,756 compare
- 155 Comoros 1,756 compare
- 155 Sierra Leone 1,756 compare
- 155 South Sudan 1,756 compare
- 155 Togo 1,756 compare
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Nepal?
- Minimum requirement calories in Nepal was 1,766 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,766 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,658 in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Nepal ranks 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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