Minimum daily requirement of calories in Nigeria
Nigeria: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,740 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 1,740 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Nigeria peaked at 1,740 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,683 kilocalories per person per day, in 2008.
Nigeria ranks 167th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,686 kilocalories per person per day | 1,683 kilocalories per person per day | 1,690 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,693 kilocalories per person per day | 1,683 kilocalories per person per day | 1,716 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,731 kilocalories per person per day | 1,721 kilocalories per person per day | 1,740 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 164 Rwanda 1,743 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 1,742 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 166 Micronesia (country) 1,741 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 168 Ethiopia 1,739 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 169 Pakistan 1,738 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 169 Palestine 1,738 kilocalories per person per day compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Nigeria?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Nigeria was 1,740 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,740 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,683 kilocalories per person per day in 2008.
- How does Nigeria rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Nigeria ranks 167th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.