Minimum daily requirement of calories in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,807 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in New Caledonia, 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 New Caledonia is 1,807 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in New Caledonia peaked at 1,807 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,763 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places New Caledonia 117th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,775 kilocalories per person per day | 1,763 kilocalories per person per day | 1,788 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,796 kilocalories per person per day | 1,790 kilocalories per person per day | 1,804 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,806 kilocalories per person per day | 1,804 kilocalories per person per day | 1,807 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 114 Uzbekistan 1,812 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 115 Ecuador 1,809 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 116 India 1,808 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 117 Eswatini 1,807 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 119 Kenya 1,806 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 120 Peru 1,805 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for New Caledonia
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.3959 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3994 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4653 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.02 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4155 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 106.96 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Precipitation anomalies 493 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,856 millimeters (2025)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.0% (2024)
- Milk production 344 tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in New Caledonia?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in New Caledonia was 1,807 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,807 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,763 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does New Caledonia rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- New Caledonia ranks 117th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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.