Minimum daily requirement of calories in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,734 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Tuvalu, 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
The most recent figure for minimum daily requirement of calories in Tuvalu is 1,734 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Tuvalu peaked at 1,747 kilocalories per person per day in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,702 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Tuvalu 173rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,702 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,704 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,707 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,712 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,718 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,724 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,730 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,734 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,737 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,738 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,741 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,743 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,745 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,747 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,747 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,745 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,744 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,744 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,741 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,736 kilocalories per person per day | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,734 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1,734 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,856 kilocalories per person per day, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1,734 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827 kilocalories per person per day, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,721 kilocalories per person per day | 1,702 kilocalories per person per day | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,742 kilocalories per person per day | 1,738 kilocalories per person per day | 1,747 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,740 kilocalories per person per day | 1,734 kilocalories per person per day | 1,744 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 12.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0055 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Tuvalu?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Tuvalu was 1,734 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1,747 kilocalories per person per day in 2017.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,702 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Tuvalu rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Tuvalu ranks 173rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.