Minimum daily requirement of calories in Tanzania
Tanzania: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,710 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,710 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
184th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,710 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,649 kilocalories per person per day
in 2007
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Tanzania, 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
Tanzania recorded 1,710 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories 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 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Tanzania peaked at 1,710 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,649 kilocalories per person per day, in 2007.
Tanzania ranks 184th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,655 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,655 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,655 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,654 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,653 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,651 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,650 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,649 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,649 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,650 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,652 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,656 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,660 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,662 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,663 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,665 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,671 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,674 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,675 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,677 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,678 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,680 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,706 kilocalories per person per day | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,708 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,710 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1,710 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774 kilocalories per person per day, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1,710 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753 kilocalories per person per day, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,652 kilocalories per person per day | 1,649 kilocalories per person per day | 1,655 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,666 kilocalories per person per day | 1,652 kilocalories per person per day | 1,677 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,696 kilocalories per person per day | 1,678 kilocalories per person per day | 1,710 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 181 Uganda 1,723 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 182 Malawi 1,720 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 183 Chad 1,711 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 185 Madagascar 1,704 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 186 Somalia 1,703 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 187 Niger 1,698 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Tanzania?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Tanzania was 1,710 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,710 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,649 kilocalories per person per day in 2007.
- How does Tanzania rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Tanzania ranks 184th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.