Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value was 2,311 kcal/cap/d in 2022. ▬ Flat
Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Nicaragua, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value in Nicaragua is 2,311 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value in Nicaragua peaked at 2,311 kcal/cap/d in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,206 kcal/cap/d, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 131st out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,206 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 2,214 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,222 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,230 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2,237 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,243 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,249 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 2,254 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,259 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2,263 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,267 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,270 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,274 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2,277 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,280 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,284 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,287 kcal/cap/d | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,291 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,295 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,299 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,303 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,307 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,311 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,238 kcal/cap/d | 2,206 kcal/cap/d | 2,263 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,282 kcal/cap/d | 2,267 kcal/cap/d | 2,299 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,307 kcal/cap/d | 2,303 kcal/cap/d | 2,311 kcal/cap/d | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 129 Kiribati 2,313 kcal/cap/d compare
- 130 Gambia 2,312 kcal/cap/d compare
- 131 Lesotho 2,311 kcal/cap/d compare
- 131 Turkmenistan 2,311 kcal/cap/d compare
- 134 Equatorial Guinea 2,304 kcal/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 459.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4056 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 14.48 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 14.48 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value in Nicaragua?
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value in Nicaragua was 2,311 kcal/cap/d in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2,311 kcal/cap/d in 2022.
- What is the lowest average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,206 kcal/cap/d in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Nicaragua ranks 131st out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — value rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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