Minimum daily requirement of calories in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,792 kilocalories per person per day in 2023. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Nicaragua, 2000–2023
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 Nicaragua is 1,792 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Nicaragua peaked at 1,792 kilocalories per person per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,711 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 133rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,711 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,717 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,722 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,728 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,733 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,737 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,742 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,745 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,749 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,752 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,754 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,757 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,760 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,763 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,765 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,768 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,771 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,774 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,777 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,780 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,783 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,789 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,792 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1,792 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1,792 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871 kilocalories per person per day, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,734 kilocalories per person per day | 1,711 kilocalories per person per day | 1,752 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,767 kilocalories per person per day | 1,754 kilocalories per person per day | 1,780 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,788 kilocalories per person per day | 1,783 kilocalories per person per day | 1,792 kilocalories per person per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Nicaragua?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Nicaragua was 1,792 kilocalories per person per day in 2023, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1,792 kilocalories per person per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,711 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Nicaragua ranks 133rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.