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
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.
Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,884 kilocalories per person per day | 1,906 kilocalories per person per day | 22.1 kilocalories per person per day | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 1,886 kilocalories per person per day | 1,908 kilocalories per person per day | 22.1 kilocalories per person per day | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 1,894 kilocalories per person per day | 1,902 kilocalories per person per day | 7.6 kilocalories per person per day | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, China or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 1,903 kilocalories per person per day against 1,902 kilocalories per person per day in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between China and Montenegro?
- 1 kilocalories per person per day, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Montenegro?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do China and Montenegro rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- China ranks 65th and Montenegro ranks 62nd 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.