Minimum daily requirement of calories in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,696 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,696 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
188th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,696 kilocalories per person per day
in 2008
All-time low
1,671 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 1,696 kilocalories per person per day, measured 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 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Vanuatu peaked at 1,696 kilocalories per person per day in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,671 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Vanuatu ranks 188th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,671 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,676 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,680 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,684 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,687 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,690 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,693 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,695 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,696 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,695 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,694 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,693 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,690 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,688 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,686 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,684 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,683 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,682 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,682 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,683 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,685 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,687 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,690 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,693 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,696 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 1,696 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774 kilocalories per person per day, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 1,696 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827 kilocalories per person per day, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,687 kilocalories per person per day | 1,671 kilocalories per person per day | 1,696 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,686 kilocalories per person per day | 1,682 kilocalories per person per day | 1,694 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,690 kilocalories per person per day | 1,685 kilocalories per person per day | 1,696 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 185 Madagascar 1,704 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 186 Somalia 1,703 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 187 Niger 1,698 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 189 Yemen 1,687 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 190 Mozambique 1,679 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 191 Angola 1,678 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 191 Burundi 1,678 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Vanuatu?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Vanuatu was 1,696 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1,696 kilocalories per person per day in 2008.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,671 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Vanuatu ranks 188th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.