Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β Value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β Value was 1,729 kcal/cap/d in 2025. β¬ Flat
Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β Value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000β2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2025, minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 1,729 kcal/cap/d. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1,729 kcal/cap/d in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,674 kcal/cap/d, in 2000.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 39th out of 42 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,683 kcal/cap/d | 1,674 kcal/cap/d | 1,692 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,707 kcal/cap/d | 1,696 kcal/cap/d | 1,717 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,724 kcal/cap/d | 1,719 kcal/cap/d | 1,729 kcal/cap/d | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1,729 kcal/cap/d in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β value recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,729 kcal/cap/d in 2025.
- What is the lowest minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β value recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,674 kcal/cap/d in 2000.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β value?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 39th out of 42 regions with data for 2025.
- Is minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β value rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) β Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.