Minimum daily requirement of calories in Senegal
Senegal: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,802 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
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.
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
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- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0252 °C (2026)
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- Winter temperature anomalies -1.05 °C (2025)
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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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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.