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.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,763 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,765 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,767 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,770 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,773 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,776 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,779 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,785 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,788 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,790 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,791 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,792 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,793 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,794 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,796 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,799 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,801 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,804 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,804 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,805 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,806 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,806 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,807 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 1,807 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,925 kilocalories per person per day, 94% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 1,807 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827 kilocalories per person per day, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0675 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 223.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 260.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 36.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0036 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 7.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 101.22 (2050)
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.