Minimum daily requirement of calories in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,755 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe stood at 1,755 kilocalories per person per day. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Zimbabwe peaked at 1,755 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,713 kilocalories per person per day, in 2011.
Zimbabwe ranks 160th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,733 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,731 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,729 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,727 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,724 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,723 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,723 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,722 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,721 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,719 kilocalories per person per day | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,716 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,713 kilocalories per person per day | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,713 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,713 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,714 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,717 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,721 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,725 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,730 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,734 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,743 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,747 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,751 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,755 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1,755 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774 kilocalories per person per day, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1,755 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,725 kilocalories per person per day | 1,719 kilocalories per person per day | 1,733 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,720 kilocalories per person per day | 1,713 kilocalories per person per day | 1,734 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,747 kilocalories per person per day | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | 1,755 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Zimbabwe?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Zimbabwe was 1,755 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,755 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,713 kilocalories per person per day in 2011.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Zimbabwe ranks 160th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.