Minimum daily requirement of calories in South Sudan
South Sudan: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,756 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,756 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
155th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,756 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,666 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in South Sudan, 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 South Sudan is 1,756 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in South Sudan peaked at 1,756 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,666 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
South Sudan ranks 155th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,666 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,666 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,667 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,669 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,672 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,677 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,682 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,688 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,693 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,697 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,702 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,708 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,711 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,713 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,710 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,708 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,708 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,703 kilocalories per person per day | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,709 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,722 kilocalories per person per day | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,732 kilocalories per person per day | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,744 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,750 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,756 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 1,756 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,724 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 1,756 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 | 1,678 kilocalories per person per day | 1,666 kilocalories per person per day | 1,697 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,709 kilocalories per person per day | 1,702 kilocalories per person per day | 1,722 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,744 kilocalories per person per day | 1,732 kilocalories per person per day | 1,756 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 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 Sierra Leone 1,756 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 155 Togo 1,756 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 19,422 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 684.53 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 6.36 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 944.75 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in South Sudan?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in South Sudan 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 South Sudan?
- 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 South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,666 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does South Sudan rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- South Sudan ranks 155th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.