Minimum daily requirement of calories in Zambia
Zambia: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,727 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Zambia, 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
Zambia recorded 1,727 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories 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 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Zambia peaked at 1,727 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,652 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Zambia 178th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,661 kilocalories per person per day | 1,652 kilocalories per person per day | 1,673 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,689 kilocalories per person per day | 1,675 kilocalories per person per day | 1,707 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,719 kilocalories per person per day | 1,711 kilocalories per person per day | 1,727 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 175 Benin 1,732 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 176 Guatemala 1,731 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 177 Solomon Islands 1,728 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 178 Sudan 1,727 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 180 Mali 1,724 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 181 Uganda 1,723 kilocalories per person per day compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Zambia?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Zambia was 1,727 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,727 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,652 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Zambia ranks 178th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.