Luxembourg vs United Arab Emirates: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Luxembourg

1,977 kilocalories per person per day

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

2,007 kilocalories per person per day

in 2024

Luxembourg rank

4th

United Arab Emirates rank

2nd

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

Luxembourg
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 2,007 kilocalories per person per day against 1,977 kilocalories per person per day in Luxembourg, a difference of 30 kilocalories per person per day.

Across all 25 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd 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: 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.