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.
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 |
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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.