Minimum requirement calories in New Zealand
New Zealand: Minimum requirement calories was 1,925 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,925
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
35th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,925
in 2024
All-time low
1,908
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 1,925 for minimum requirement calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in New Zealand peaked at 1,925 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,908, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 35th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Minimum requirement calories in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,908 | — |
| 2001 | 1,909 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,911 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,914 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,915 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,916 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,916 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,915 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,913 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,912 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,910 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,909 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,909 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,910 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,912 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,915 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,917 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,919 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,920 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,922 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,922 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,923 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,923 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,924 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,925 | +0.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1,925 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,925, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1,925 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,913 | 1,908 | 1,916 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,914 | 1,909 | 1,922 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,923 | 1,922 | 1,925 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in New Zealand?
- Minimum requirement calories in New Zealand was 1,925 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1,925 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,908 in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for minimum requirement calories?
- New Zealand ranks 35th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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