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Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Afghanistan
1,667 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
1,658 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
193rd
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
194th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
05001.0k1.5k200020122024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1,667 kilocalories per person per day against 1,658 kilocalories per person per day in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 9 kilocalories per person per day.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 193rd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 194th of 195 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Minimum daily requirement of calories
Unit
kilocalories per person per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,874 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.