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North Macedonia vs Portugal: Minimum daily requirement of calories

North Macedonia
1,915 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Portugal
1,918 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
North Macedonia rank
50th
Portugal rank
47th

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • North Macedonia
  • Portugal
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1,918 kilocalories per person per day against 1,915 kilocalories per person per day in North Macedonia, a difference of 3 kilocalories per person per day.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 47th 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.