Minimum daily requirement of calories in Rwanda
Rwanda: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,743 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,743 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
164th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,743 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,667 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Rwanda, 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
In 2024, minimum daily requirement of calories in Rwanda stood at 1,743 kilocalories per person per day. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure 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 Rwanda peaked at 1,743 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,667 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 164th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,667 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,672 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,674 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,676 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,677 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,678 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,679 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,680 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,682 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,684 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,687 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,694 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,700 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,705 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,710 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,715 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,718 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,721 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,724 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,728 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,731 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,734 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,737 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,740 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,743 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1,743 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,724 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1,743 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753 kilocalories per person per day, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,677 kilocalories per person per day | 1,667 kilocalories per person per day | 1,684 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,710 kilocalories per person per day | 1,687 kilocalories per person per day | 1,728 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,737 kilocalories per person per day | 1,731 kilocalories per person per day | 1,743 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 161 Congo 1,751 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 162 Eritrea 1,749 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 163 Mauritania 1,745 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
- 167 Nigeria 1,740 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Rwanda?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Rwanda was 1,743 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,743 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,667 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Rwanda ranks 164th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.