Minimum daily requirement of calories in Sudan
Sudan: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,727 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5281 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.57 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.09 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2814 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9627 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 38,797 2010 = 100 (2022)
- 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 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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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.