Minimum daily requirement of calories in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,937 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia is 1,937 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 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Saint Lucia peaked at 1,937 kilocalories per person per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,830 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Saint Lucia ranks 25th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,830 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,838 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,846 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,853 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,861 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,869 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,876 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,883 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,894 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,899 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,905 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,911 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,916 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,924 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,927 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,929 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,931 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,933 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,934 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,935 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,936 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,937 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,937 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 1,937 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 1,937 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 | 1,864 kilocalories per person per day | 1,830 kilocalories per person per day | 1,894 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | 1,899 kilocalories per person per day | 1,933 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,936 kilocalories per person per day | 1,934 kilocalories per person per day | 1,937 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Saint Lucia?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Saint Lucia was 1,937 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 Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,937 kilocalories per person per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,830 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Saint Lucia ranks 25th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.