Australia vs Singapore: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Australia
1,922 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Singapore
1,920 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Australia rank
40th
Singapore rank
41st
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Australia
- Singapore
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,922 kilocalories per person per day against 1,920 kilocalories per person per day in Singapore, a difference of 2 kilocalories per person per day.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 40th and Singapore ranks 41st of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,924 kilocalories per person per day | 1,904 kilocalories per person per day | 19.3 kilocalories per person per day | Australia |
| 2010s | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | 1,929 kilocalories per person per day | 8.5 kilocalories per person per day | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1,921 kilocalories per person per day | 1,921 kilocalories per person per day | 0.2 kilocalories per person per day | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Australia or Singapore?
- Australia, at 1,922 kilocalories per person per day against 1,920 kilocalories per person per day in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Australia and Singapore?
- 2 kilocalories per person per day, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Singapore?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Singapore rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Australia ranks 40th and Singapore ranks 41st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Minimum daily requirement of calories. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.