Minimum daily requirement of calories in Uganda
Uganda: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,723 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Uganda, 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
Uganda recorded 1,723 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Uganda peaked at 1,723 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,637 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 181st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,648 kilocalories per person per day | 1,637 kilocalories per person per day | 1,663 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,685 kilocalories per person per day | 1,667 kilocalories per person per day | 1,705 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,716 kilocalories per person per day | 1,709 kilocalories per person per day | 1,723 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 178 Sudan 1,727 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 178 Zambia 1,727 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 180 Mali 1,724 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
- 184 Tanzania 1,710 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Uganda
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- Temperature anomalies by month 1.03 °C (2026)
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4723 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Uganda?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Uganda was 1,723 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,723 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,637 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Uganda ranks 181st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.