Minimum daily requirement of calories in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,893 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Trinidad and Tobago, 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
In 2024, minimum daily requirement of calories in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 1,893 kilocalories per person per day. 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 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1,893 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,868 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 74th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,868 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,874 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,878 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,882 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,886 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,888 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,891 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,891 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,891 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,891 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,891 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,891 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,893 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1,893 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,925 kilocalories per person per day, 98% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1,893 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,884 kilocalories per person per day | 1,868 kilocalories per person per day | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,891 kilocalories per person per day | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | 1,891 kilocalories per person per day | 1,893 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More reference data data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0589 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2333 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0945 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0027 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Trinidad and Tobago was 1,893 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1,893 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,868 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 74th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.