Minimum daily requirement of calories in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,920 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,920 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,920 kilocalories per person per day
in 2020
All-time low
1,854 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 1,920 kilocalories per person per day. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 1,920 kilocalories per person per day in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,854 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 41st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,854 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,856 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,860 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,864 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,869 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,874 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,878 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,882 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,885 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,887 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,893 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,897 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,901 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,905 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,912 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,915 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,917 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 1,920 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,925 kilocalories per person per day, 100% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 1,920 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,871 kilocalories per person per day | 1,854 kilocalories per person per day | 1,887 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,906 kilocalories per person per day | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,923 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 40 Australia 1,922 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 41 Singapore 1,920 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 43 Antigua and Barbuda 1,919 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 43 Bulgaria 1,919 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 43 Grenada 1,919 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 43 Romania 1,919 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 8.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.6167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6551 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.027 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0141 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 1,920 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 1,920 kilocalories per person per day in 2020.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,854 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 41st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.