Minimum daily requirement of calories in Chile
Chile: Minimum daily requirement of calories was 1,903 kilocalories per person per day in 2024. ▬ Flat
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Chile, 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
The most recent figure for minimum daily requirement of calories in Chile is 1,903 kilocalories per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum daily requirement of calories in Chile peaked at 1,903 kilocalories per person per day in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,846 kilocalories per person per day, in 2000.
That places Chile 62nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Minimum daily requirement of calories in Chile, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per person per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,846 kilocalories per person per day | — |
| 2001 | 1,850 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,854 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,858 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,862 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,866 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,870 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,873 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,875 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,877 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,878 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,879 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,880 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,881 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,882 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,883 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,884 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,886 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,888 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,895 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,898 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,901 kilocalories per person per day | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,903 kilocalories per person per day | +0.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1,903 kilocalories per person per day is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,925 kilocalories per person per day, 99% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1,903 kilocalories per person per day is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,871 kilocalories per person per day, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,863 kilocalories per person per day | 1,846 kilocalories per person per day | 1,877 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,883 kilocalories per person per day | 1,878 kilocalories per person per day | 1,890 kilocalories per person per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,898 kilocalories per person per day | 1,892 kilocalories per person per day | 1,903 kilocalories per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 59 Taiwan 1,906 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 60 French Polynesia 1,904 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 60 Oman 1,904 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 62 Montenegro 1,903 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 1,903 kilocalories per person per day compare
- 65 China 1,902 kilocalories per person per day compare
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum daily requirement of calories in Chile?
- Minimum daily requirement of calories in Chile was 1,903 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1,903 kilocalories per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum daily requirement of calories recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,846 kilocalories per person per day in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for minimum daily requirement of calories?
- Chile ranks 62nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum daily requirement of calories rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile 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.