Minimum daily requirement of calories by country
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.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
2,025 kilocalories per person per day
Qatar
Lowest
1,647 kilocalories per person per day
Central African Republic
Median
1,838 kilocalories per person per day
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,874
What the numbers show
Minimum daily requirement of calories is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 2,025 kilocalories per person per day in Qatar; the lowest is 1,647 kilocalories per person per day in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,838 kilocalories per person per day, and the mean is 1,840 kilocalories per person per day.
Over the past decade 149 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Kenya (up 5.4%), and the largest decrease in Uzbekistan (down 1.8%).
Minimum daily requirement of calories: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 2,025 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 2,007 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1,981 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | United States | 1,972 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Finland | 1,970 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 7 | Norway | 1,968 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Iceland | 1,966 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 10 | Switzerland | 1,964 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Estonia | 1,964 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Belgium | 1,958 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Denmark | 1,958 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 1,956 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Kuwait | 1,952 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 15 | Slovakia | 1,952 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 17 | Cyprus | 1,951 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 17 | Czechia | 1,951 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Italy | 1,948 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Bahrain | 1,947 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 21 | Austria | 1,946 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Hungary | 1,946 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | Germany | 1,945 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 24 | Greece | 1,941 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Spain | 1,937 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Saint Lucia | 1,937 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 1,937 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 28 | Jamaica | 1,936 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 29 | Ukraine | 1,934 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 30 | Bermuda | 1,932 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 30 | Puerto Rico | 1,932 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 32 | Canada | 1,928 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 32 | France | 1,928 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 35 | New Zealand | 1,925 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 35 | Slovenia | 1,925 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 37 | Bahamas | 1,924 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 1,924 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,923 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 40 | Australia | 1,922 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 41 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 41 | Singapore | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 43 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 43 | Grenada | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 43 | Romania | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 47 | Croatia | 1,918 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 47 | Maldives | 1,918 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 47 | Portugal | 1,918 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 1,915 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 51 | Serbia | 1,912 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 52 | Russia | 1,911 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 53 | Lithuania | 1,910 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Belarus | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 54 | Barbados | 1,909 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 56 | Albania | 1,908 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 56 | South Korea | 1,908 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 58 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,907 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 59 | Taiwan | 1,906 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 60 | Oman | 1,904 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 60 | French Polynesia | 1,904 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 62 | Chile | 1,903 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 62 | Montenegro | 1,903 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 1,903 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 65 | China | 1,902 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 66 | Argentina | 1,901 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 1,899 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 68 | Latvia | 1,898 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 68 | Mauritius | 1,898 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 70 | Georgia | 1,897 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 70 | Thailand | 1,897 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 72 | Seychelles | 1,895 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 73 | Brazil | 1,894 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,893 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 75 | Moldova | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 76 | Cuba | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 76 | Macao | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 78 | Armenia | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 78 | Uruguay | 1,889 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 80 | Dominica | 1,886 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 81 | Cape Verde | 1,885 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 1,884 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 82 | Hong Kong | 1,884 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 84 | Turkey | 1,878 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 85 | Brunei | 1,877 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 86 | Japan | 1,872 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 87 | Malaysia | 1,868 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 88 | Iran | 1,858 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 88 | Libya | 1,858 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 88 | North Korea | 1,858 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 91 | Djibouti | 1,856 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 1,856 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 91 | Mexico | 1,856 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 94 | Morocco | 1,855 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 95 | Bhutan | 1,853 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 96 | South Africa | 1,849 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 97 | Fiji | 1,848 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 97 | Suriname | 1,848 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 99 | Lebanon | 1,839 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 100 | Colombia | 1,838 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 101 | Jordan | 1,836 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 101 | Syria | 1,836 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 103 | Tonga | 1,833 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 103 | Venezuela | 1,833 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 105 | Paraguay | 1,832 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 106 | Egypt | 1,831 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 106 | Tunisia | 1,831 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 108 | Haiti | 1,830 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 109 | Laos | 1,827 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 110 | Botswana | 1,825 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 1,819 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 112 | Samoa | 1,818 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,817 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 1,812 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 115 | Ecuador | 1,809 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 116 | India | 1,808 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 117 | New Caledonia | 1,807 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 117 | Eswatini | 1,807 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 119 | Kenya | 1,806 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 120 | Peru | 1,805 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 121 | Myanmar | 1,803 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 122 | Panama | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 122 | Senegal | 1,802 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 124 | Mongolia | 1,800 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 125 | Belize | 1,799 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 126 | Indonesia | 1,797 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 126 | Sri Lanka | 1,797 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 128 | El Salvador | 1,796 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 129 | Gabon | 1,795 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 129 | Ghana | 1,795 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 131 | Algeria | 1,794 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 131 | Guyana | 1,794 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 1,792 kilocalories per person per day | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 134 | Kiribati | 1,791 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 134 | Namibia | 1,791 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 134 | Turkmenistan | 1,791 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 137 | Iraq | 1,790 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 138 | Israel | 1,789 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 139 | Vietnam | 1,786 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 140 | Gambia | 1,784 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 140 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,784 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 142 | Lesotho | 1,783 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 143 | Honduras | 1,781 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 144 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,779 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 145 | Philippines | 1,775 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 145 | Tokelau | 1,775 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 147 | Tajikistan | 1,774 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 148 | Cambodia | 1,773 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | 1,772 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 150 | Bolivia | 1,771 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 151 | Bangladesh | 1,769 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 152 | Nepal | 1,766 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 153 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,761 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 154 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,759 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 155 | Cameroon | 1,756 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 155 | Comoros | 1,756 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 1,756 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 155 | South Sudan | 1,756 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 155 | Togo | 1,756 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 160 | Zimbabwe | 1,755 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 161 | Congo | 1,751 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 162 | Eritrea | 1,749 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 163 | Mauritania | 1,745 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 164 | Rwanda | 1,743 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | 1,742 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 166 | Micronesia (country) | 1,741 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 167 | Nigeria | 1,740 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 168 | Ethiopia | 1,739 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 169 | Pakistan | 1,738 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 169 | Palestine | 1,738 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 171 | East Timor | 1,736 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 172 | Guinea | 1,735 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 173 | Liberia | 1,734 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 173 | Tuvalu | 1,734 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 175 | Benin | 1,732 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 176 | Guatemala | 1,731 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | 1,728 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 178 | Sudan | 1,727 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 178 | Zambia | 1,727 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 180 | Mali | 1,724 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 181 | Uganda | 1,723 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 182 | Malawi | 1,720 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 183 | Chad | 1,711 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 184 | Tanzania | 1,710 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 185 | Madagascar | 1,704 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 186 | Somalia | 1,703 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 187 | Niger | 1,698 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 188 | Vanuatu | 1,696 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 189 | Yemen | 1,687 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 190 | Mozambique | 1,679 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 191 | Angola | 1,678 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 191 | Burundi | 1,678 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 193 | Afghanistan | 1,667 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 194 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1,658 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 195 | Central African Republic | 1,647 kilocalories per person per day | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
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.