China vs Latvia: Minimum daily requirement of calories

China
1,902 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Latvia
1,898 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
China rank
65th
Latvia rank
68th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • China
  • Latvia
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

China currently reports 1,902 kilocalories per person per day against 1,898 kilocalories per person per day in Latvia, a difference of 4 kilocalories per person per day.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.

China ranks 65th and Latvia ranks 68th 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.