Minimum daily requirement of calories in Sudan
Sudan: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,727 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,727 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
178th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,727 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,683 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in 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 Sudan is 1,727 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Sudan peaked at 1,727 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,683 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Sudan ranks 178th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Sudan, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,683 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,684 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,685 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,686 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,687 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,688 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,689 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,690 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,692 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,694 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,695 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,695 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,696 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,699 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,702 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,706 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,709 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,713 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,717 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,719 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,720 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,721 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,723 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,725 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,727 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 1,727 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)
- Sudan's 1,727 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753 kilocalories per person per day, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,688 kilocalories per person per day | 1,683 kilocalories per person per day | 1,694 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,705 kilocalories per person per day | 1,695 kilocalories per person per day | 1,719 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,723 kilocalories per person per day | 1,720 kilocalories per person per day | 1,727 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 175 Benin 1,732 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 176 Guatemala 1,731 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 177 Solomon Islands 1,728 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 178 Zambia 1,727 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 180 Mali 1,724 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 181 Uganda 1,723 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Sudan?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Sudan was 1,727 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,727 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,683 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Sudan ranks 178th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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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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.