China vs Costa Rica: Minimum daily requirement of calories
China
1,902 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Costa Rica
1,899 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
China rank
65th
Costa Rica rank
67th
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
China currently reports 1,902 kilocalories per person per day against 1,899 kilocalories per person per day in Costa Rica, a difference of 3 kilocalories per person per day.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
China ranks 65th and Costa Rica ranks 67th of 195 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,884 kilocalories per person per day | 1,848 kilocalories per person per day | 36 kilocalories per person per day | China |
| 2010s | 1,886 kilocalories per person per day | 1,876 kilocalories per person per day | 9.2 kilocalories per person per day | China |
| 2020s | 1,894 kilocalories per person per day | 1,893 kilocalories per person per day | 1.8 kilocalories per person per day | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, China or Costa Rica?
- China, at 1,902 kilocalories per person per day against 1,899 kilocalories per person per day in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between China and Costa Rica?
- 3 kilocalories per person per day, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- China ranks 65th and Costa Rica ranks 67th 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.