Oman vs Saudi Arabia: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Oman
1,904 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1,903 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Oman rank
60th
Saudi Arabia rank
62nd

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Oman
  • Saudi Arabia
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Oman currently reports 1,904 kilocalories per person per day against 1,903 kilocalories per person per day in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1 kilocalories per person per day.

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

Oman ranks 60th and Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd 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.