Austria vs Germany: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Austria
1,946 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Germany
1,945 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Austria rank
21st
Germany rank
23rd
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1,946 kilocalories per person per day against 1,945 kilocalories per person per day in Germany, a difference of 1 kilocalories per person per day.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.
Austria ranks 21st and Germany ranks 23rd of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,951 kilocalories per person per day | 1,960 kilocalories per person per day | 8.8 kilocalories per person per day | Germany |
| 2010s | 1,955 kilocalories per person per day | 1,960 kilocalories per person per day | 5.4 kilocalories per person per day | Germany |
| 2020s | 1,948 kilocalories per person per day | 1,948 kilocalories per person per day | 0.4 kilocalories per person per day | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Austria or Germany?
- Austria, at 1,946 kilocalories per person per day against 1,945 kilocalories per person per day in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Austria and Germany?
- 1 kilocalories per person per day, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Austria ranks 21st and Germany ranks 23rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.