Minimum daily requirement of calories in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,756 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Sierra Leone, 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
In 2024, minimum daily requirement of calories in Sierra Leone stood at 1,756 kilocalories per person per day. 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 daily requirement of calories in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,756 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,670 kilocalories per person per day, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,674 kilocalories per person per day | 1,670 kilocalories per person per day | 1,686 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,719 kilocalories per person per day | 1,693 kilocalories per person per day | 1,738 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,749 kilocalories per person per day | 1,741 kilocalories per person per day | 1,756 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 152 Nepal 1,766 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 153 Cote d'Ivoire 1,761 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 154 Guinea-Bissau 1,759 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 155 Cameroon 1,756 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 155 Comoros 1,756 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 155 South Sudan 1,756 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 155 Togo 1,756 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1247 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8874 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2824 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1314 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.1178 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 771.75 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Sierra Leone?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Sierra Leone was 1,756 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,756 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,670 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Sierra Leone ranks 155th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of 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 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.