India vs New Caledonia: Minimum daily requirement of calories

India

1,808 kilocalories per person per day

in 2024

New Caledonia

1,807 kilocalories per person per day

in 2024

India rank

116th

New Caledonia rank

117th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

India
New Caledonia

How they compare

India currently reports 1,808 kilocalories per person per day against 1,807 kilocalories per person per day in New Caledonia, 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 New Caledonia ahead.

India ranks 116th and New Caledonia ranks 117th 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: 07 August 2026

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.