Minimum daily requirement of calories in Niger
Niger: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,698 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,698 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
187th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,698 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,662 kilocalories per person per day
in 2008
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Niger, 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 Niger is 1,698 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Niger peaked at 1,698 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,662 kilocalories per person per day, in 2008.
Niger ranks 187th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Niger, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,672 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,670 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,668 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,667 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,665 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,664 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,663 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,663 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,662 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,662 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,662 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,662 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,663 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,665 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,666 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,668 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,671 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,673 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,676 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,680 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,683 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,687 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,691 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,695 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,698 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1,698 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,724 kilocalories per person per day, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1,698 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753 kilocalories per person per day, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,666 kilocalories per person per day | 1,662 kilocalories per person per day | 1,672 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,669 kilocalories per person per day | 1,662 kilocalories per person per day | 1,680 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,691 kilocalories per person per day | 1,683 kilocalories per person per day | 1,698 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 184 Tanzania 1,710 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 185 Madagascar 1,704 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 186 Somalia 1,703 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 188 Vanuatu 1,696 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 189 Yemen 1,687 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 190 Mozambique 1,679 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Niger?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Niger was 1,698 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1,698 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,662 kilocalories per person per day in 2008.
- How does Niger rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Niger ranks 187th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger 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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About this data
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.