Minimum daily requirement of calories in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,742 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 1,742 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1,742 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,688 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,697 kilocalories per person per day | 1,688 kilocalories per person per day | 1,707 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,720 kilocalories per person per day | 1,709 kilocalories per person per day | 1,731 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,737 kilocalories per person per day | 1,733 kilocalories per person per day | 1,742 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 162 Eritrea 1,749 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 163 Mauritania 1,745 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 164 Rwanda 1,743 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 166 Micronesia (country) 1,741 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 167 Nigeria 1,740 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 168 Ethiopia 1,739 kilocalories per person per day compare
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.257 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Papua New Guinea?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Papua New Guinea was 1,742 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,742 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,688 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 165th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.