Minimum daily requirement of calories in Senegal
Senegal: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,802 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,802 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
122nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,802 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,739 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 1,802 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Senegal peaked at 1,802 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,739 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 122nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Senegal, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,740 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,742 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,744 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,745 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,746 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,747 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,747 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,748 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,748 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,748 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,749 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,749 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,749 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,752 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,755 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,759 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,764 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,770 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,776 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,788 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,794 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,799 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1,802 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1,802 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,745 kilocalories per person per day | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | 1,748 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,757 kilocalories per person per day | 1,748 kilocalories per person per day | 1,776 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,793 kilocalories per person per day | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 119 Kenya 1,806 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 120 Peru 1,805 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 121 Myanmar 1,803 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 122 Panama 1,802 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 124 Mongolia 1,800 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 125 Belize 1,799 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Senegal?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Senegal was 1,802 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,802 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,739 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Senegal ranks 122nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal 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.