Denmark vs Sweden: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Denmark
1,958 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Sweden
1,956 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Denmark rank
12th
Sweden rank
14th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1,958 kilocalories per person per day against 1,956 kilocalories per person per day in Sweden, a difference of 2 kilocalories per person per day.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 14th 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.