Ecuador vs India: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Ecuador
1,809 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
India
1,808 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Ecuador rank
115th
India rank
116th
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Ecuador
- India
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1,809 kilocalories per person per day against 1,808 kilocalories per person per day in India, a difference of 1 kilocalories per person per day.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 115th and India ranks 116th of 195 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,736 kilocalories per person per day | 1,738 kilocalories per person per day | 1.9 kilocalories per person per day | India |
| 2010s | 1,775 kilocalories per person per day | 1,778 kilocalories per person per day | 3 kilocalories per person per day | India |
| 2020s | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | 0 kilocalories per person per day | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Ecuador or India?
- Ecuador, at 1,809 kilocalories per person per day against 1,808 kilocalories per person per day in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Ecuador and India?
- 1 kilocalories per person per day, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and India?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and India rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Ecuador ranks 115th and India ranks 116th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.