Minimum requirement calories in East Timor

East Timor: Minimum requirement calories was 1,736 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,736
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
171st
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,736
in 2024
All-time low
1,647
in 2006
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Minimum requirement calories in East Timor, 2000–2024

05001.0k1.5k2000201220242000: 1.6k2001: 1.6k2002: 1.6k2003: 1.6k2004: 1.6k2005: 1.6k2006: 1.6k2007: 1.6k2008: 1.6k2009: 1.6k2010: 1.7k2011: 1.7k2012: 1.7k2013: 1.7k2014: 1.7k2015: 1.7k2016: 1.7k2017: 1.7k2018: 1.7k2019: 1.7k2020: 1.7k2021: 1.7k2022: 1.7k2023: 1.7k2024: 1.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for minimum requirement calories in East Timor is 1,736, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in East Timor peaked at 1,736 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,647, in 2006.

That places East Timor 171st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Minimum requirement calories in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Minimum requirement calories in East Timor, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 1,650 —
2001 1,650 +0.0%
2002 1,650 +0.0%
2003 1,650 +0.0%
2004 1,650 +0.0%
2005 1,649 -0.1%
2006 1,647 -0.1%
2007 1,647 +0.0%
2008 1,648 +0.1%
2009 1,650 +0.1%
2010 1,653 +0.2%
2011 1,659 +0.4%
2012 1,666 +0.4%
2013 1,675 +0.5%
2014 1,683 +0.5%
2015 1,692 +0.5%
2016 1,700 +0.5%
2017 1,704 +0.2%
2018 1,708 +0.2%
2019 1,712 +0.2%
2020 1,715 +0.2%
2021 1,719 +0.2%
2022 1,724 +0.3%
2023 1,730 +0.3%
2024 1,736 +0.3%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 1,736 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 1,736 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,649 1,647 1,650 10
2010s 1,685 1,653 1,712 10
2020s 1,725 1,715 1,736 5

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 168 Ethiopia 1,739 compare
  2. 169 Pakistan 1,738 compare
  3. 169 Palestine 1,738 compare
  4. 172 Guinea 1,735 compare
  5. 173 Liberia 1,734 compare
  6. 173 Tuvalu 1,734 compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is minimum requirement calories in East Timor?
Minimum requirement calories in East Timor was 1,736 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 1,736 in 2024.
What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 1,647 in 2006.
How does East Timor rank for minimum requirement calories?
East Timor ranks 171st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Minimum requirement calories
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,874 data points, 2000–2024
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