Egypt vs Tonga: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Egypt
1,831 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Tonga
1,833 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Egypt rank
106th
Tonga rank
103rd

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Egypt
  • Tonga
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 1,833 kilocalories per person per day against 1,831 kilocalories per person per day in Egypt, a difference of 2 kilocalories per person per day.

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

Egypt ranks 106th and Tonga ranks 103rd 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.