Minimum daily requirement of calories in Suriname
Suriname: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,848 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Suriname, 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
Suriname recorded 1,848 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Suriname peaked at 1,848 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,803 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 97th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,813 kilocalories per person per day | 1,803 kilocalories per person per day | 1,821 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,832 kilocalories per person per day | 1,823 kilocalories per person per day | 1,841 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,846 kilocalories per person per day | 1,843 kilocalories per person per day | 1,848 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 94 Morocco 1,855 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 95 Bhutan 1,853 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 96 South Africa 1,849 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 97 Fiji 1,848 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 99 Lebanon 1,839 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 100 Colombia 1,838 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Suriname
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0809 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5543 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3377 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3214 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,855 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Suriname?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Suriname was 1,848 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1,848 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,803 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Suriname ranks 97th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname 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.