Minimum daily requirement of calories in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,919 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Bulgaria, 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
In 2024, minimum daily requirement of calories in Bulgaria stood at 1,919 kilocalories per person per day. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Bulgaria peaked at 1,943 kilocalories per person per day in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,919 kilocalories per person per day, in 2020.
Bulgaria ranks 43rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,940 kilocalories per person per day | 1,934 kilocalories per person per day | 1,943 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,925 kilocalories per person per day | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | 1,931 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | 1,919 kilocalories per person per day | 1,920 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 40 Australia 1,922 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 41 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,920 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 41 Singapore 1,920 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 43 Antigua and Barbuda 1,919 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 43 Grenada 1,919 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 43 Romania 1,919 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Bulgaria
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.08 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.39 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.98 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Bulgaria?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Bulgaria was 1,919 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,943 kilocalories per person per day in 2003.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,919 kilocalories per person per day in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Bulgaria ranks 43rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.