Brunei vs Turkey: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Brunei
1,877 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Turkey
1,878 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Brunei rank
85th
Turkey rank
84th
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Brunei
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1,878 kilocalories per person per day against 1,877 kilocalories per person per day in Brunei, a difference of 1 kilocalories per person per day.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 85th and Turkey ranks 84th of 195 countries.
Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,843 kilocalories per person per day | 1,820 kilocalories per person per day | 22.7 kilocalories per person per day | Brunei |
| 2010s | 1,863 kilocalories per person per day | 1,860 kilocalories per person per day | 2.7 kilocalories per person per day | Brunei |
| 2020s | 1,876 kilocalories per person per day | 1,873 kilocalories per person per day | 3.2 kilocalories per person per day | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Brunei or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1,878 kilocalories per person per day against 1,877 kilocalories per person per day in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Brunei and Turkey?
- 1 kilocalories per person per day, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Turkey?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Turkey rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Brunei ranks 85th and Turkey ranks 84th 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.