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Colombia vs Suriname: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Colombia
1,838 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Suriname
1,848 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Colombia rank
100th
Suriname rank
97th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Colombia
  • Suriname
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 1,848 kilocalories per person per day against 1,838 kilocalories per person per day in Colombia, a difference of 10 kilocalories per person per day.

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

Colombia ranks 100th and Suriname ranks 97th 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.