Minimum requirement calories in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Minimum requirement calories was 1,696 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1,696
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
188th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,696
in 2008
All-time low
1,671
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Minimum requirement calories in Vanuatu, 2000–2024

05001.0k1.5k2000201220242000: 1.7k2001: 1.7k2002: 1.7k2003: 1.7k2004: 1.7k2005: 1.7k2006: 1.7k2007: 1.7k2008: 1.7k2009: 1.7k2010: 1.7k2011: 1.7k2012: 1.7k2013: 1.7k2014: 1.7k2015: 1.7k2016: 1.7k2017: 1.7k2018: 1.7k2019: 1.7k2020: 1.7k2021: 1.7k2022: 1.7k2023: 1.7k2024: 1.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for minimum requirement calories in Vanuatu is 1,696, 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 requirement calories in Vanuatu peaked at 1,696 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,671, in 2000.

Vanuatu ranks 188th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Minimum requirement calories in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Minimum requirement calories in Vanuatu, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 1,671 —
2001 1,676 +0.3%
2002 1,680 +0.2%
2003 1,684 +0.2%
2004 1,687 +0.2%
2005 1,690 +0.2%
2006 1,693 +0.2%
2007 1,695 +0.1%
2008 1,696 +0.1%
2009 1,695 -0.1%
2010 1,694 -0.1%
2011 1,693 -0.1%
2012 1,690 -0.2%
2013 1,688 -0.1%
2014 1,686 -0.1%
2015 1,684 -0.1%
2016 1,683 -0.1%
2017 1,682 -0.1%
2018 1,682 +0.0%
2019 1,683 +0.1%
2020 1,685 +0.1%
2021 1,687 +0.1%
2022 1,690 +0.2%
2023 1,693 +0.2%
2024 1,696 +0.2%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 1,696 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 1,696 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,687 1,671 1,696 10
2010s 1,686 1,682 1,694 10
2020s 1,690 1,685 1,696 5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 185 Madagascar 1,704 compare
  2. 186 Somalia 1,703 compare
  3. 187 Niger 1,698 compare
  4. 189 Yemen 1,687 compare
  5. 190 Mozambique 1,679 compare
  6. 191 Angola 1,678 compare
  7. 191 Burundi 1,678 compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is minimum requirement calories in Vanuatu?
Minimum requirement calories in Vanuatu was 1,696 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 1,696 in 2008.
What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 1,671 in 2000.
How does Vanuatu rank for minimum requirement calories?
Vanuatu ranks 188th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is minimum requirement 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Minimum requirement calories
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,874 data points, 2000–2024
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