Barbados vs South Korea: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Barbados
1,909 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
South Korea
1,908 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Barbados rank
54th
South Korea rank
56th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Barbados
  • South Korea
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1,909 kilocalories per person per day against 1,908 kilocalories per person per day in South Korea, a difference of 1 kilocalories per person per day.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 54th and South Korea ranks 56th 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.