Japan vs Turkey: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Japan
1,872 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Turkey
1,878 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Japan rank
86th
Turkey rank
84th
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1,878 kilocalories per person per day against 1,872 kilocalories per person per day in Japan, a difference of 6 kilocalories per person per day.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 86th and Turkey ranks 84th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,878 kilocalories per person per day | 1,820 kilocalories per person per day | 57.9 kilocalories per person per day | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,867 kilocalories per person per day | 1,860 kilocalories per person per day | 6.3 kilocalories per person per day | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,870 kilocalories per person per day | 1,873 kilocalories per person per day | 2.6 kilocalories per person per day | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Japan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1,878 kilocalories per person per day against 1,872 kilocalories per person per day in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Japan and Turkey?
- 6 kilocalories per person per day, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Japan ranks 86th and Turkey ranks 84th 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.