Minimum requirement calories in Uganda
Uganda: Minimum requirement calories was 1,723 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,723
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
181st
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,723
in 2024
All-time low
1,637
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1,723 for minimum requirement 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 requirement calories in Uganda peaked at 1,723 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,637, 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.
Minimum requirement calories in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,637 | — |
| 2001 | 1,640 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,642 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,644 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,645 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,646 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,647 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,654 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,658 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,663 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,667 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,672 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,674 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,677 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,680 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,685 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,690 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,696 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,701 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,705 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,709 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,713 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,717 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,720 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,723 | +0.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1,723 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,724, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1,723 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,648 | 1,637 | 1,663 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,685 | 1,667 | 1,705 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,716 | 1,709 | 1,723 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Uganda?
- Minimum requirement calories in Uganda was 1,723 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,723 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,637 in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Uganda ranks 181st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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