Minimum daily requirement of calories in Samoa
Samoa: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,818 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,818 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
112th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,818 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,742 kilocalories per person per day
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Samoa, 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 Samoa is 1,818 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Samoa peaked at 1,818 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,742 kilocalories per person per day, in 2001.
Samoa ranks 112th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Samoa, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,743 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,742 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,743 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,747 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,751 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,754 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,757 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,759 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,761 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,761 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,760 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,758 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,757 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,757 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,756 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,813 kilocalories per person per day | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1,812 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,812 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,811 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,810 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,809 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,809 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,811 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,814 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,818 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,818 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 98% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,818 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827 kilocalories per person per day, 100% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,752 kilocalories per person per day | 1,742 kilocalories per person per day | 1,761 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,785 kilocalories per person per day | 1,756 kilocalories per person per day | 1,813 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,812 kilocalories per person per day | 1,809 kilocalories per person per day | 1,818 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 109 Laos 1,827 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 110 Botswana 1,825 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 111 Kazakhstan 1,819 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 113 Kyrgyzstan 1,817 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 114 Uzbekistan 1,812 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 115 Ecuador 1,809 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Samoa?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Samoa was 1,818 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,818 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,742 kilocalories per person per day in 2001.
- How does Samoa rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Samoa ranks 112th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa 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.