Minimum daily requirement of calories in Cambodia
Cambodia: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,773 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Cambodia, 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
Cambodia recorded 1,773 kilocalories per person per day for minimum daily requirement of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Cambodia peaked at 1,773 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,670 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
Cambodia ranks 148th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,670 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,680 kilocalories per person per day | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,689 kilocalories per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,697 kilocalories per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,705 kilocalories per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,712 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,720 kilocalories per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,728 kilocalories per person per day | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,733 kilocalories per person per day | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,737 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,740 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,747 kilocalories per person per day | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,750 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,753 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,756 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,757 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,757 kilocalories per person per day | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,759 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,761 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,763 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,765 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,767 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,768 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,770 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,773 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1,773 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,774 kilocalories per person per day, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1,773 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,827 kilocalories per person per day, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,707 kilocalories per person per day | 1,670 kilocalories per person per day | 1,737 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,754 kilocalories per person per day | 1,740 kilocalories per person per day | 1,763 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,769 kilocalories per person per day | 1,765 kilocalories per person per day | 1,773 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 145 Philippines 1,775 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 145 Tokelau 1,775 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 147 Tajikistan 1,774 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 149 Burkina Faso 1,772 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 150 Bolivia 1,771 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 151 Bangladesh 1,769 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Cambodia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6712 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8836 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Cambodia?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Cambodia was 1,773 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,773 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,670 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Cambodia ranks 148th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.