Minimum daily requirement of calories in Venezuela
Venezuela: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,833 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,833 kilocalories per person per day
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
103rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,833 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
All-time low
1,782 kilocalories per person per day
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Venezuela, 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
In 2024, minimum daily requirement of calories in Venezuela stood at 1,833 kilocalories per person per day. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Venezuela peaked at 1,833 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,782 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Venezuela ranks 103rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,789 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,792 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,795 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,797 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,800 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,804 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,806 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,809 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,811 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,813 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,815 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,817 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,819 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,820 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,820 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,819 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,818 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,819 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,822 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,826 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,830 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,833 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1,833 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1,833 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871 kilocalories per person per day, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,795 kilocalories per person per day | 1,782 kilocalories per person per day | 1,806 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,816 kilocalories per person per day | 1,809 kilocalories per person per day | 1,820 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,826 kilocalories per person per day | 1,819 kilocalories per person per day | 1,833 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 100 Colombia 1,838 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 101 Jordan 1,836 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 101 Syria 1,836 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 103 Tonga 1,833 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 105 Paraguay 1,832 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 106 Egypt 1,831 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 106 Tunisia 1,831 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 38.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 53.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Venezuela?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Venezuela was 1,833 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1,833 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,782 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Venezuela rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Venezuela ranks 103rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.