Luxembourg vs Norway: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Luxembourg
1,977 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Norway
1,968 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
4th
Norway rank
7th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Norway
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 1,977 kilocalories per person per day against 1,968 kilocalories per person per day in Norway, a difference of 9 kilocalories per person per day.

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

Luxembourg ranks 4th and Norway ranks 7th of 195 regions.

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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.