Brazil vs Seychelles: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Brazil
1,894 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Seychelles
1,895 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Brazil rank
73rd
Seychelles rank
72nd
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Brazil
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 1,895 kilocalories per person per day against 1,894 kilocalories per person per day in Brazil, 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 Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 73rd and Seychelles ranks 72nd of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,858 kilocalories per person per day | 1,849 kilocalories per person per day | 9.4 kilocalories per person per day | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1,888 kilocalories per person per day | 1,882 kilocalories per person per day | 5.4 kilocalories per person per day | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1,893 kilocalories per person per day | 1,893 kilocalories per person per day | 0.2 kilocalories per person per day | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Brazil or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 1,895 kilocalories per person per day against 1,894 kilocalories per person per day in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Brazil and Seychelles?
- 1 kilocalories per person per day, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Seychelles?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Seychelles rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Brazil ranks 73rd and Seychelles ranks 72nd 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.