Minimum daily requirement of calories in Suriname
Suriname: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,848 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,848 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
97th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,848 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,803 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
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.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Suriname, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,803 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,806 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,808 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,810 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,812 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,814 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,816 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,818 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,819 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,821 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,823 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,825 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,827 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,829 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,831 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,833 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,835 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,837 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,839 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,841 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,843 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,845 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,846 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,847 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,848 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1,848 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 100% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1,848 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871 kilocalories per person per day, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0324 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
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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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.