Minimum requirement calories in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Minimum requirement calories was 1,756 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,756
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
155th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,756
in 2024
All-time low
1,670
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, minimum requirement calories in Sierra Leone stood at 1,756. 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 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,756 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,670, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 155th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Minimum requirement calories in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,670 | — |
| 2001 | 1,670 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,670 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,671 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,672 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,674 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,675 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,677 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,679 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,686 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,693 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,700 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,707 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,715 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,718 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,723 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,727 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,731 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,735 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,738 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,741 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,745 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,749 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,752 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,756 | +0.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1,756 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,724, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1,756 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,674 | 1,670 | 1,686 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,719 | 1,693 | 1,738 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,749 | 1,741 | 1,756 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 152 Nepal 1,766 compare
- 153 Cote d'Ivoire 1,761 compare
- 154 Guinea-Bissau 1,759 compare
- 155 Cameroon 1,756 compare
- 155 Comoros 1,756 compare
- 155 South Sudan 1,756 compare
- 155 Togo 1,756 compare
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Sierra Leone?
- Minimum requirement calories in Sierra Leone was 1,756 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,756 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,670 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Sierra Leone ranks 155th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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