Japan vs Malaysia: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Japan
1,872 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Malaysia
1,868 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Japan rank
86th
Malaysia rank
87th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1,872 kilocalories per person per day against 1,868 kilocalories per person per day in Malaysia, a difference of 4 kilocalories per person per day.

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

Japan ranks 86th and Malaysia ranks 87th 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.