Cuba vs Uruguay: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Cuba
1,890 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Uruguay
1,889 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Cuba rank
76th
Uruguay rank
78th
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Cuba
- Uruguay
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1,890 kilocalories per person per day against 1,889 kilocalories per person per day in Uruguay, a difference of 1 kilocalories per person per day.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 78th of 195 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,881 kilocalories per person per day | 1,852 kilocalories per person per day | 29.1 kilocalories per person per day | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | 1,866 kilocalories per person per day | 23.5 kilocalories per person per day | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | 1,883 kilocalories per person per day | 7.2 kilocalories per person per day | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Cuba or Uruguay?
- Cuba, at 1,890 kilocalories per person per day against 1,889 kilocalories per person per day in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Cuba and Uruguay?
- 1 kilocalories per person per day, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Uruguay rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Cuba ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 78th 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.