Germany vs Hungary: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Germany
1,945 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Hungary
1,946 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Germany rank
23rd
Hungary rank
21st

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Germany
  • Hungary
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 1,946 kilocalories per person per day against 1,945 kilocalories per person per day in Germany, a difference of 1 kilocalories per person per day.

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

Germany ranks 23rd and Hungary ranks 21st 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.