Malta vs Switzerland: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Malta
1,966 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Switzerland
1,964 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Malta rank
8th
Switzerland rank
10th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Malta
  • Switzerland
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 1,966 kilocalories per person per day against 1,964 kilocalories per person per day in Switzerland, a difference of 2 kilocalories per person per day.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.

Malta ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 10th 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.