China vs Montenegro: Minimum daily requirement of calories

China
1,902 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Montenegro
1,903 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
China rank
65th
Montenegro rank
62nd

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

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

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 1,903 kilocalories per person per day against 1,902 kilocalories per person per day in China, a difference of 1 kilocalories per person per day.

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

China ranks 65th and Montenegro ranks 62nd 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.