Minimum requirement calories in Yemen

Yemen: Minimum requirement calories was 1,687 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1,687
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
189th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,687
in 2024
All-time low
1,624
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Minimum requirement calories in Yemen, 2000–2024

05001.0k1.5k2000201220242000: 1.6k2001: 1.6k2002: 1.6k2003: 1.6k2004: 1.6k2005: 1.6k2006: 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 Yemen is 1,687, 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 requirement calories in Yemen peaked at 1,687 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,624, in 2000.

That places Yemen 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Minimum requirement calories in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Minimum requirement calories in Yemen, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 1,624 —
2001 1,629 +0.3%
2002 1,634 +0.3%
2003 1,638 +0.2%
2004 1,642 +0.2%
2005 1,647 +0.3%
2006 1,652 +0.3%
2007 1,656 +0.2%
2008 1,661 +0.3%
2009 1,665 +0.2%
2010 1,669 +0.2%
2011 1,673 +0.2%
2012 1,677 +0.2%
2013 1,680 +0.2%
2014 1,682 +0.1%
2015 1,684 +0.1%
2016 1,684 +0.0%
2017 1,685 +0.1%
2018 1,685 +0.0%
2019 1,685 +0.0%
2020 1,685 +0.0%
2021 1,685 +0.0%
2022 1,685 +0.0%
2023 1,686 +0.1%
2024 1,687 +0.1%

Yemen compared with similar countries

  • Yemen's 1,687 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,724, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Yemen's 1,687 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,839, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,645 1,624 1,665 10
2010s 1,680 1,669 1,685 10
2020s 1,686 1,685 1,687 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 186 Somalia 1,703 compare
  2. 187 Niger 1,698 compare
  3. 188 Vanuatu 1,696 compare
  4. 190 Mozambique 1,679 compare
  5. 191 Angola 1,678 compare
  6. 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 Yemen?
Minimum requirement calories in Yemen was 1,687 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 1,687 in 2024.
What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 1,624 in 2000.
How does Yemen rank for minimum requirement calories?
Yemen ranks 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is minimum requirement 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 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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