Tag: Calorie trends

According to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the African nation of Sierra Leone has recorded one of the lowest daily calorie intakes in the world, with an average of just 1,500 calories per person. This stark statistic raises crucial questions about global food security, economic disparities, and the underlying factors that determine which country consumes the least daily calories.

According to a 2022 UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report, African nations consumed an average of 2,600 calories per person per day, the lowest of any region. This figure, however, represents a broad average and does not reflect the vast differences in caloric intake seen across the continent and between various demographic groups.