Minimum daily requirement of calories in Yemen
Yemen: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,687 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 1,687 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Yemen peaked at 1,687 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,624 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Yemen 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Yemen, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,624 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,629 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,634 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,638 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,642 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,647 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,652 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,656 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,661 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,665 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,669 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,673 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,677 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,680 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,682 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,684 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,684 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,685 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,685 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,685 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,685 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,685 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,685 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,686 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,687 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1,687 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,724 kilocalories per person per day, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1,687 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,839 kilocalories per person per day, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,645 kilocalories per person per day | 1,624 kilocalories per person per day | 1,665 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,680 kilocalories per person per day | 1,669 kilocalories per person per day | 1,685 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,686 kilocalories per person per day | 1,685 kilocalories per person per day | 1,687 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 186 Somalia 1,703 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 187 Niger 1,698 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 188 Vanuatu 1,696 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 Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Yemen?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Yemen was 1,687 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1,687 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,624 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Yemen ranks 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen 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.