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
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.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,798 kilocalories per person per day | 1,814 kilocalories per person per day | 15.6 kilocalories per person per day | Tonga |
| 2010s | 1,804 kilocalories per person per day | 1,825 kilocalories per person per day | 20.6 kilocalories per person per day | Tonga |
| 2020s | 1,822 kilocalories per person per day | 1,832 kilocalories per person per day | 10.4 kilocalories per person per day | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Egypt or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 1,833 kilocalories per person per day against 1,831 kilocalories per person per day in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Egypt and Tonga?
- 2 kilocalories per person per day, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tonga?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Tonga rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Egypt ranks 106th and Tonga ranks 103rd 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.