Kuwait vs Sweden: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Kuwait
1,952 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Sweden
1,956 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Kuwait rank
15th
Sweden rank
14th
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Kuwait
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1,956 kilocalories per person per day against 1,952 kilocalories per person per day in Kuwait, a difference of 4 kilocalories per person per day.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 14th of 195 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,882 kilocalories per person per day | 1,959 kilocalories per person per day | 77 kilocalories per person per day | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1,906 kilocalories per person per day | 1,949 kilocalories per person per day | 43 kilocalories per person per day | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1,939 kilocalories per person per day | 1,952 kilocalories per person per day | 13 kilocalories per person per day | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Kuwait or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1,956 kilocalories per person per day against 1,952 kilocalories per person per day in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Kuwait and Sweden?
- 4 kilocalories per person per day, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Sweden rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Kuwait ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 14th 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.