Netherlands vs Qatar: Minimum daily requirement of calories
Netherlands
1,981 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Qatar
2,025 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Netherlands rank
3rd
Qatar rank
1st
Minimum daily requirement of calories over time
- Netherlands
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 2,025 kilocalories per person per day against 1,981 kilocalories per person per day in Netherlands, a difference of 44 kilocalories per person per day.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 195 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,978 kilocalories per person per day | 1,985 kilocalories per person per day | 7.2 kilocalories per person per day | Qatar |
| 2010s | 1,980 kilocalories per person per day | 2,050 kilocalories per person per day | 70.2 kilocalories per person per day | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1,981 kilocalories per person per day | 2,026 kilocalories per person per day | 45.4 kilocalories per person per day | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum daily requirement of calories, Netherlands or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 2,025 kilocalories per person per day against 1,981 kilocalories per person per day in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in minimum daily requirement of calories between Netherlands and Qatar?
- 44 kilocalories per person per day, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Qatar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Qatar rank globally for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st 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.