Chile vs Taiwan: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Chile

1,903 kilocalories per person per day

in 2024

Taiwan

1,906 kilocalories per person per day

in 2024

Chile rank

62nd

Taiwan rank

59th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

Chile
Taiwan

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 1,906 kilocalories per person per day against 1,903 kilocalories per person per day in Chile, a difference of 3 kilocalories per person per day.

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

Chile ranks 62nd and Taiwan ranks 59th 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: 07 August 2026

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.