Minimum daily requirement of calories in Brazil
Brazil: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,894 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per person per day.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1,894 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Brazil peaked at 1,894 kilocalories per person per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,837 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 73rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,858 kilocalories per person per day | 1,837 kilocalories per person per day | 1,879 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,888 kilocalories per person per day | 1,882 kilocalories per person per day | 1,891 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,893 kilocalories per person per day | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | 1,894 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 70 Georgia 1,897 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 70 Thailand 1,897 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 72 Seychelles 1,895 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 74 Trinidad and Tobago 1,893 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 75 Moldova 1,892 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 76 Cuba 1,890 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 76 Macao 1,890 kilocalories per person per day compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Brazil?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Brazil was 1,894 kilocalories per person per day in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1,894 kilocalories per person per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,837 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Brazil ranks 73rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum daily requirement of calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.