Morocco vs South Africa: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Morocco
1,855 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
South Africa
1,849 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Morocco rank
94th
South Africa rank
96th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Morocco
  • South Africa
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 1,855 kilocalories per person per day against 1,849 kilocalories per person per day in South Africa, 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 South Africa ahead.

Morocco ranks 94th and South Africa ranks 96th of 195 countries.

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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.