Austria vs Greece: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Austria
1,946 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Greece
1,941 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Austria rank
21st
Greece rank
24th
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Austria
- Greece
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1,946 kilocalories per person per day against 1,941 kilocalories per person per day in Greece, a difference of 5 kilocalories per person per day.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Greece ahead.
Austria ranks 21st and Greece ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,951 kilocalories per person per day | 1,946 kilocalories per person per day | 4.5 kilocalories per person per day | Austria |
| 2010s | 1,955 kilocalories per person per day | 1,938 kilocalories per person per day | 16.8 kilocalories per person per day | Austria |
| 2020s | 1,948 kilocalories per person per day | 1,939 kilocalories per person per day | 9.4 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 Greece?
- Austria, at 1,946 kilocalories per person per day against 1,941 kilocalories per person per day in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Austria and Greece?
- 5 kilocalories per person per day, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Greece?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Greece rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Austria ranks 21st and Greece ranks 24th 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.