Minimum daily requirement of calories in Seychelles
Seychelles: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,895 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,895 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
72nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,895 kilocalories per person per day
in 2023
All-time low
1,825 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Seychelles, 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
Seychelles recorded 1,895 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Seychelles peaked at 1,895 kilocalories per person per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,825 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Seychelles ranks 72nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,825 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,831 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,836 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,841 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,847 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,852 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,857 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,862 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,867 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,870 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,873 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,876 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,878 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,880 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,882 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,884 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,886 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,888 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,888 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,891 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,893 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,895 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,895 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 1,895 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,925 kilocalories per person per day, 98% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 1,895 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753 kilocalories per person per day, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,849 kilocalories per person per day | 1,825 kilocalories per person per day | 1,870 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,882 kilocalories per person per day | 1,873 kilocalories per person per day | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,893 kilocalories per person per day | 1,891 kilocalories per person per day | 1,895 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Seychelles?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Seychelles was 1,895 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1,895 kilocalories per person per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,825 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Seychelles ranks 72nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.