Croatia vs Portugal: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Croatia
1,918 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Portugal
1,918 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Croatia rank
47th
Portugal rank
47th
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Croatia
- Portugal
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 1,918 kilocalories per person per day against 1,918 kilocalories per person per day in Portugal, a difference of 0 kilocalories per person per day.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Croatia ranks 47th and Portugal ranks 47th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,924 kilocalories per person per day | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | 2.2 kilocalories per person per day | Croatia |
| 2010s | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | 0.3 kilocalories per person per day | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1,917 kilocalories per person per day | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | 2 kilocalories per person per day | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Croatia or Portugal?
- Croatia, at 1,918 kilocalories per person per day against 1,918 kilocalories per person per day in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Croatia and Portugal?
- 0 kilocalories per person per day, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Portugal rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Croatia ranks 47th and Portugal ranks 47th 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.