Argentina vs Mauritius: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Argentina

1,901 kilocalories per person per day

in 2024

Mauritius

1,898 kilocalories per person per day

in 2024

Argentina rank

66th

Mauritius rank

68th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

Argentina
Mauritius

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 1,901 kilocalories per person per day against 1,898 kilocalories per person per day in Mauritius, a difference of 3 kilocalories per person per day.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 66th and Mauritius ranks 68th 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: 07 August 2026

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.