Minimum daily requirement of calories in Paraguay
Paraguay: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,832 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay is 1,832 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Paraguay peaked at 1,832 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,760 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 105th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,760 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,765 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,771 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,776 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,788 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,793 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,798 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,803 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,807 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,810 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,814 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,817 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,819 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,821 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,822 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,823 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,824 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,824 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,825 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,826 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,828 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,829 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,830 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,832 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1,832 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 99% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1,832 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871 kilocalories per person per day, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,784 kilocalories per person per day | 1,760 kilocalories per person per day | 1,807 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,820 kilocalories per person per day | 1,810 kilocalories per person per day | 1,825 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,829 kilocalories per person per day | 1,826 kilocalories per person per day | 1,832 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Paraguay?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Paraguay was 1,832 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,832 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,760 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Paraguay ranks 105th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.